Inspector Montalbano rises one morning to find the carcass of a horse on the beach in front of his seaside home. But no sooner do his men arrive, than the body has mysteriously vanished, leaving only a track in the sand. Montalbano, his curiosity piqued, investigates, and before long things take a more disturbing turn... Who has Montalbano upset within the strange unfamili Inspector Montalbano rises one morning to find the carcass of a horse on the beach in front of his seaside home. But no sooner do his men arrive, than the body has mysteriously vanished, leaving only a track in the sand. Montalbano, his curiosity piqued, investigates, and before long things take a more disturbing turn... Who has Montalbano upset within the strange unfamiliar world of horse-racing? and what has the Mafia to do with it all?