Retired British cop John Gibson, goes back to Florida's gulf coast to find work as a Private Investigator. Having been drawn into an investigation when on vacation the previous year, Gibson desperately wants to return to Florida, where not only did he solve a notorious crime, but fell for a lady called Meg.

Gibson is soon involved in trying to free a fellow Brit, a woman on death row. Others have tried - and now time is running out. He also discovers something about Meg and wonders if he's made a huge mistake in coming back.