Stefi dreams of creating a wholly sustainable, luxury destination in remote and beautiful south-west Crete. But already, things are going wrong. Is it paranoia, disastrous luck, or is someone trying to sabotage his plans?
Nick Fisher's daughter is visiting Stefi's site after a chance meeting with one of his volunteers. With wildfires raging across the island, Nick races there to protect her. But later, a charred body is found in the ashes of the juniper forest ...
Nick works with local police to discover if the tragic death was a deadly overstep by conspiring, local families or something darker still. He challenges prevailing assumptions. He questions whether the real story began forty years ago or earlier that summer.
When he finds himself dangling from a rope, high above the Gorge of the Dead, he knows the answer.