In the leafy Home Counties, terror's struck. A young girl is kidnapped from her prestigious boarding school - and she just so happens to be the daughter of infamous Triad CK Leung.On the other side of the world, Detective Johnny Mann is ordered to investigate. Amy is the third child to be snatched in recent months in similar circumstances. The other two were released after a ransom was paid but Amy is still missing. Mann realises she's become an innocent pawn in a deadly global game and every second counts.In London, Mann teams up with troubled DC Becky Stamp. Within hours of his arrival a vicious arson attack leaves twelve women and children dead, their blackened and disfigured bodies found chained to their beds.What is the link between Amy's kidnapping and these murders? Can Mann discover the truth before Amy becomes the next victim?