Annabelle is facing an uncertain future. On holiday in France, she falls for Francois - hard. She believes he loves her as much as she loves him, and when a rich client of hers - Angus Montrose - is killed in a road accident they see the chance to steal his daughters' inheritance. This will give Annabelle the perfect future, and the spoilt girls deserve to lose what they have never earned.
At first it all seems to go well, but then it starts to unravel. Annabelle refuses to see what Francois is really like and rejects all the evidence until she is past the point of no return.
But others wish to capitalise on the death of Angus Montrose, and they have old scores to settle - not to mention damage limitation.
When a dead body is washed up on the banks of the River Clyde, DS Pete McLeod joins the investigation team, and calls in the unofficial help of old friends Amanda Pitt and Martin McGregor. However, Amanda is already involved, though she doesn't know it.
Can there truly be a happy ending for anyone as events spin out of control? Well, maybe for someone...