A royally connected candidate is going for gold at the Moscow Olympic Games. But a mysterious Aloysha has threatened to turn it into an international incident. Ex-steeplechaser Randall Drew knows more about horses than Russians - and more about farming than spying. Yet he still finds himself Moscow-bound, armed only with a vague brief and an invisible opposition. Its ti A royally connected candidate is going for gold at the Moscow Olympic Games. But a mysterious Aloysha has threatened to turn it into an international incident. Ex-steeplechaser Randall Drew knows more about horses than Russians - and more about farming than spying. Yet he still finds himself Moscow-bound, armed only with a vague brief and an invisible opposition. Its time for a winter crash course in Soviet diplomacy...Trial Run is entirely enjoyable - New York Times.