Superintendent Roy Grace is investigating a daring burglary in which an old woman was brutally tortured and later died in hospital. Antiques worth about ten million pounds were stolen. As the detective and his forensic team discover more and more new facts, it becomes clear that one of the main characters in the bloody drama is Gavin Daly, the ninety-five-year-old brother of the deceased, and through him you can reach the criminal communities not only in Brighton, but also in New York …