Denise Mina One of the most exciting writers to have emerged in Britain for years. - Ian Rankin. A peaceful Sunday evening in a suburban neighbourhood in Glasgow is brutally shattered by a vicious attack when a group of armed men in balaclavas hold a terrified family at gunpoint, demanding millions of pounds. Baffled, the family protest that they dont have that sort of money. As quickly as they came, the attackers snatch the elderly grandfather and storm off into the night. When DI Alex Morrow arrives she soon realises that there are too many missing links in this seemingly random attack: nothing quite makes sense. Who were the men? And why did they think this normal household concealed untold riches? The family is certainly not talking and as Morrow starts to delve deeper, she realises that there are dark secrets all around...