Set in the 1990's after the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe the book has a strong storyline, interwoven with the drama and romance of a James Bond thriller. It is the captivating story of a young man Ben Andrews whose job takes him to Hungary and the life of the girl Samantha he falls in love with. Working for a large funding organisation assisting business development he comes up against unscrupulous gang's, intent on destroying anyone that comes in their way. Their activities range from race fixing and money laundering to drug dealing and the theft and sale of fine art treasures.Curious and shocked at the extent of the corruption and violence he sees, when their criminal activities begin to have an effect on his own work he cannot help but become involved. After losing track of Ben, Samantha bored and unhappy runs into problems of her own as her career takes her into Europe where life is anything but smooth.