Danny Byrne is a twenty-nine-year-old penniless loser without a decent job, a career or a future.

Seemingly by chance Danny meets the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, who is also rich into the bargain. And what's more, she wants to spend the evening with Danny.

She then invites him to attend a function at her mansion where he gets to meet her husband, a rich and famous racehorse owner.

When Mandy suddenly dies, having apparently killed herself, Danny becomes embroiled in the sordid world of race-fixing, blackmail, intrigue, payback and murder.