[1] The book centres around the character Mike Wingate - a property developer.

He presently has a wife and an 8-year-old daughter, has his construction company which is about to finish a green housing development project and be honoured by the Governor for environmental building practices.

But things go quickly wrong when he meets a crippled stranger at a party.

Things quickly escalate from him receiving threats to attacks - one of which nearly kills his wife.

He knows Shep from his days in foster care and he is the only friend Mike has.