It has been two years since Nicholas lost his wife. Still bereft he
decides to take a holiday on the Greek island of Rhodes, hoping that the
break will help him in his recovery. Whilst there he takes a day trip to
the tiny island of Halki. On the ferry he meets Alessandra, who is
working as a researcher at the museum on Rhodes. Beautiful and
vivacious, she and Nicholas instantly connect and make plans to meet up
on their return trip. She also offers to show Nicholas around the Old
Town of Rhodes. Alessandra fails to show up on both occasions and a
disappointed Nicholas returns to his old life in England.
A few months go by and he is stunned to hear that Alessandra has been
reported as missing and then realises he may have been one of the last
to have seen her. Determined to help, Nicholas returns to Rhodes to
assist the authorities. He learns that her disappearance may have been
linked to her own research into one of the Ancient World's most enduring
mysteries. Frustrated with the police efforts he decides to continue his
own investigation into her disappearance.
Set against the magic and the mystery of these Greek islands of the
Eastern Aegean, Nicholas's search throws him into the dangerous world of
artifact looting, kidnapping and murder. Initially ill-equipped to deal
with the shadowy and brutal world of these criminal networks he embarks
on an odyssey of self-discovery. He will need to summon new depths of
resolve and courage to save Alessandra and himself before the journey
turns deadly.
