Alan...this is important. Believe it or not, youre the only one who can help me now. Theres something...I cant really talk about this to your answerphone. It could be a matter of life and death. Roy laughed harshly. Maybe even mine... When Alan Banks recieves a disturbing message from his brother, he abandons the peaceful Yourshire Dales for the bright lights of Lond Alan...this is important. Believe it or not, youre the only one who can help me now. Theres something...I cant really talk about this to your answerphone. It could be a matter of life and death. Roy laughed harshly. Maybe even mine... When Alan Banks recieves a disturbing message from his brother, he abandons the peaceful Yourshire Dales for the bright lights of London, to seek him out. But Roy seems to have vanished into thin air. Meanwhile, DI Annie Cabbot is called to a quiet stretch of road just outside Eastvale, where a young woman has been found dead in her car. In the victims pocket, scribbled on a slip of paper, the police discover Banks name and address. Living in Roys empty South Kensington house, Banks finds himself digging into the life of the brother he never really knew, nor even liked. And as he begins to uncover a few troubling surprises, the two cases reveal more sinister connections...