"Bring me the contents of the security box from the bank, and make sure you're not followed." Miles Carter carries out his grandfather's instructions, and finds himself caught up in a dangerous tangle of family mysteries, and the unexpected return of Allan Warwick, his childhood friend. Add to that a parallel country and a plot to overthrow its government, both of which seem to involve his grandfather and Allan. Miles' life will be irrevocably changed, but only if he and Allan can stay together and survive the coup.