Publisher's Synopsis
"A compelling storyteller of our time." - SUNDAY TELEGRAPH As usual, Lance Bradley is idling away his life in the Somerset town of Glastonbury when he receives a call for help from the eccentric sister of his old friend Rupert Alder. Inexplicably, Rupe has stopped sending the money that his dysfunctional siblings depend on. Reluctantly, Lance goes to London, where he learns that his friend has vanished. Rupe's employers believe he is guilty of a major fraud. A Japanese businessman claims he has stolen a document of life and death importance. Where is Rupe? What is the document he has stolen? And what happened in the summer of 1963 that holds the key to a secret more devastating than Lance Bradley could ever have imagined?
