Race is a window into death and life investigated by a detective who has his own choice to make between heaven and hell. Roman Diego, a Thoroughbred assistant trainer, is found dead in his tack room at the Rainier Meadows Racetrack. Is the confused, barely-covered young woman who had awakened next to the dead man a killer? As Detective David James investigates the death of Roman Diego, a syringe containing a mystery liquid is discovered...