Robin Ballantyne is investigating the murder of a British man in Beijing. Is his death linked to a recent series of brutal attacks on women? In a city thick with paranoia and corruption, Robin struggles to separate rumour from reality. Meanwhile, Chinese private detective Song rescues a young boy from a fire on a building site. With witnesses appearing from the murky surrounds, bloody clothes on the ground but no body, and flames blazing around him, Song panics and flees still clutching the boy. From the smog of the capital to the poverty-stricken countryside, Song and Robin must unravel the truth before they find themselves silenced...
British documentary filmmaker Robin Ballantyne is in Cambodia filming a documentary about land mines. But her main goal is to get information about a friend of hers, camerawoman Melanie Trent, who disappeared mysteriously. Murder, a kidnapping, and an accident with a landmine make Robin more determined than ever to find out the truth, risking her life in the process.
Robin Ballantyne has just put her children to bed when she sees a body fall past her window. When the police find Robin's name in the victim's diary, she becomes the prime suspect. She must find the killer before she loses her freedom, her children, and her life.
