This is a fast-paced action thriller set in an authentic background in which two ordinary people become unwittingly caught up in the harsh world of illegal drug dealing. The action is seen through the eyes of Oliver Howsen, a production engineer, and a young accountant, Emma Crawford, who by chance discover that their firm is being used to launder drug money. They, and the reader, are propelled from tranquil Cotswold life into the merciless world of illicit drugs to a final dramatic denoument.

For the thoughtful reader, the story may well raise questions about the reasons for drug abuse, the vastness of the black economy that criminal drug dealing occasions, and the effectiveness of society's ways of facing the problem.