A chance sighting outside an Amsterdam cafe gives lawyer Rose Epton a considerable jolt because there, sitting at a table with some friends, is Eddie Ruding, a professional burglar who has recently been sentenced to five years in prison. Back in England,a newspaper article shocks Rosa into action - Eddie Ruding is found lying dead outside Wandsworth Prison. Resourceful Rosa is in fine form as she probes into a world of deceit and double bluffin a race to catcha warped murderer.
