Doctor John Ripley is in hiding and starting a new life in sunny California

DCI George Watling and DS Penny Lester are convinced there's a great deal more to know about a recently demolished farm cottage on the Cambridgeshire Fens. Investigations lead them overseas in an attempt to uncover the truth of Fen View's colourful history

In this dramatic, action-packed story Ripley follows an exciting and highly dangerous path through parts of South and Central America

From wind-blown deserts to ravaged rain forests and the tropical heat of an island paradise the one-time doctor embarks on an incredible journey running away from his past while trying to find his future