Mystery continues to surround the disappearance of Theo Salter, the unscrupulous estate agent whose car crashed into a Fenland canal while he was on the run as a multiple murder suspect. Several years later, his younger brother arrives in the East Anglian town of Camford to seek the truth. Leo, who until recently knew nothing about Theo, wants to know whether his brother is still alive … and, if possible, meet him. He takes up a job at a local newspaper and encounters a variety of unusual characters, making inquiries about his brother that find him in several dangerous situations. Will Leo ever meet his brother, and discover the truth?