Jeremy Palmer is found dead at low tide on the bank of the River Thames. The police investigation found nothing suspicious and the inquest verdict is 'Death by misadventure, drowning'. A suicide note was found but the circumstances of death did not prove this conclusively. Stuart Clay, an old friend, cannot accept the verdict. Despite knowing Jeremy was a regular drugs user and often desperate for money, Stuart didn't believe he would take his own life. Convinced it was murder, Stuart starts his own investigation which leads him into a criminal world he knows little of, endangering his own and his girlfriend's life. This leads to them fleeing across Europe to escape the gang's tentacles. As the threats become more frequent they wonder if they will ever escape the nightmare Stuart has brought upon them. Events move swiftly to a dramatic conclusion. This thriller is set in the 1960's.