"In a pub called the Grave Maurice, Melrose Plant overhears one woman telling another the intriguing story of a fifteen-year-old girl nmed Nell Ryder, granddaughter of the owner of Ryder Stud Farm in Cambridgeshire, in the heart of Britins racing world. The girl was abducted nearly two years before has has never been heard from since. No word from her kidnappers, no ransom demands. Just disappeared." from the inside cover of the book!

I haven't finished it yet, but hopefully today!