One year on, and the chance to uncover the truth of Lyn Porter's parentage compels her to travel to the other side of the globe, risking her recently acquired sense of security. Robbed in transit and then castigated by her own flesh and blood, leaves her wondering if the sacrifices she's made have been worth it.Meanwhile, back in the English Riviera town of Torquay, corruption expands into marriages-of-convenience, kidnapping and attempted murder. Can a well-respected, long-established solicitor afford to get involved? James Fairbank doesn't really have a choice!This second, psychological thriller, again devoid of the banal procedure of law-enforcment or the slightest glimmer of a policeman, gives an insight of characters who exist on the outer fringes of morality.