This book dealt with multiple themes. I was raised with horses, so I am no stranger to the concept of doping horses and all the shady goings on in barns, at shows, and on the track. It is still insane to me that people are this cruel and horrible for insurance money, yet people do horrible things to other people for insurance money as well. I think the author did a good job covering those things in layman's terms, though I am certain the author was not an expert on that topic. I also didn't know anything about the Brach heiress, so that was an interesting bit to the story. I would give more Ken Englade books a shot after reading this one. I liked it.