Jack Warr is a young DC with the Metropolitan Police who can't seem to find his place in the world. In the aftermath of a fire at a derelict cottage, a charred body is discovered, along with the burnt remnants of millions of stolen, untraceable bank notes. Jack's assignment to the case coincides with an investigation into his own past, and in this series debut by the author of the Prime Suspect series, he must also seek the truth about his own identity.