The book is a thriller that involves three different investigations, all with a ticking clock. The Metropolitan Police have set up a cold case squad in London, while in Geneva, the unscrupulous lawyer of a millionaire art collector still represents his dead client. On a luxury liner headed to New York, a battle for power within a wealthy dynasty is about to turn deadly. Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and ex-undercover operative Ross Hogan are at the center of all three investigations, but time is running out to catch the killers.