If Danny Cartwright hadproposed to Beth Witson the day before, or the day atter, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder orris best friend.

And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm's history,who is going to Befieve his side Of the story?

If Danny Cartwright hadproposed to Beth Witson the day before, or the day atter, he would not have been arrested and charged with the murder orris best friend.

And when the four prosecution witnesses are a barrister, a popular actor, an aristocrat and the youngest partner in an established firm's history,who is going to Befieve his side Of the story?

Danny is sentenced to twenty-two years and sent to Belmarsh prison, thehighest security jail in the land, from where no inmate has ever escaped.

But Spencer Craig, Lawrence Davenport,Gerald Payne and Toby Mortimer all underestimate Danny's determination to seek revenge and Beth's relentless quest to win justice, which forces all four protagonists to fight for their lives.

Thus begins Jeffrey Archer's most powerful novel since Kane & Abet. with a cast of characters who will remain with you long after you've turned the last page.

And if that is not enough, prepare for an ending that will shock even the most ardent of Archer's fans.