Nothing is ever straight forward in private investigator, Ed Case's life. Returning from London after a successful missing person case, a series of perplexing events take place. His life falls apart then he learns his wife and daughter have been abducted. A chilling warning given to him by an old man he knows only as "The Messenger" seems to have been carried out, despite Ed doing as he was told and keeping out of trouble.
Fortunately for Ed, his mistrust of the old man, led him to take precautions, ensuring he still had the resources to find his family, and painstakingly sets about trying to locate the elusive Messenger. he receives an unexpected email from an unknown source, informing him that the man he seeks will be at Leadenhall Market, London at midnight the next day.
With nothing to lose and all to gain, Ed travels to London in pursuit of his powerful adversary and finds himself in a situation way beyond his comfort zone. Embroiled in a series of battles up and down the country, events come to terrifying conclusion at a remote estate in Scotland called Garamond, only for Ed, this is not the end.