Luke Delamere, ex-jockey and acclaimed artist, has his life turned upside down when his birth mother contacts him.But meeting Dorothy Maxwell-Williams for the first time results in a terrifying journey through the worlds of high-art and big-business where murder and torture stretches bodies and minds to the limits.

From Dublin to Copenhagen, Delamere pits his wits against the elite of European art-criminals. Racing the legacy of Nazi horror, and the ambitions of billionaire businessman, Gerard O’Donoghue, his only ally is the beautiful Julia O’Neill. But is everyone how they seem? How far do blood-ties stretch? Does duty kill? Delamere has to find out before it is too late.