Queensland, Australia's hottest and driest area.Two brothers, Nathan and Bab Bright, meet for the first time in several years on the border of their vast estates. At a gravestone so old that no one will remember who exactly is buried there, they find the body of their middle brother, Cameron. There are no signs of a struggle, no evidence of any kind. Everything suggests that the cause of death was heat and dehydration. What made Cameron go out under the scorching sun? What mysterious purpose did he pursue? Nathan tries to find answers, and one after another, long-forgotten and carefully hidden family secrets begin to be revealed.