Sophie Bradford is pretty, blonde and an accomplished flirt. When her bodyis found dumped in a ditch on a lonely West Country road, Jamie Mullin isthe prime suspect. He was her latest boyfriend and they'd had a verypublic row just before she disappeared. Jamie protests his innocence butsoon spirals into a breakdown fuelled by frustration, self-pity and drink,and it is left to his friend, Matt Shepherd, to fight his corner. Can hefind the truth behind what appears to be a motiveless murder? As Mattbegins to uncover some dark secrets - secrets that someone will kill toprotect - he soon learns that loyalty at all costs carries a lethal price.