When Wilson Taylor hears that his beloved nineteen-year-old daughter,Anna，hasbeen gravely injured while swimming in Australia，he flies across the world，ready to fix the situation．

But in spite of the police's assurances that such accidents are common，Wilson'sown investigation throws up more questions．Who was Anna's travelling companionand why did he abandon her?Who is the blackmailer threatening Wilson，how did they get those photographs and what do they mean?

Interspersed with Anna's own account of her travels．Wilson's quest takes him farfrom his daughter's bedside and deep into the Australian bush．But how much does he really know—or want to know—about his own child?

In this tautly written，vividly compelling novel，Christopher Wakling explores thesubjective nature of relationships．truth and perception，and the illusion that we are in control of our lives.