The Walls lose their head of the family - father and husband Peter - on New Year's Day in the year 2000. Suicide, rather than murder, seems the only logical explanation. As chairman and founder of Wall's Civil Engineers in Chester, he had amassed land and debts. His two daughters, Sandra and Sienna, discover how deep the problems are. There are valuable insurance policies on Peter's life that should pay out to his business partner, Roger Whiteside and Ann, his widow. Sandra, a commercial lawyer, takes control of Wall's and Sienna, a chartered surveyor, becomes managing director of Wall's developments, which, in the boom of the millennium, become very successful once land ownership is sorted out. The family's new solicitor, John England, is a tower of strength to Ann Wall. He becomes romantically involved with Sienna. The police are convinced that Peter's unusual death is suicide, but as they are about to get a decision from the coroner the situation changes. This fast-moving book takes place in Chester, Ireland and Austria. Who will benefit from the insurance money and how will the police unravel the death of Peter?