Life’s bleak for a reluctant ex-criminal. Jude’s working the club doors in Manchester, fighting a drug habit  and sleeping around. After a visit to his ex-girlfriend he finds gems stashed in his rucksack. He’s furious … and she’s vanished.

Cousin Rae juggles working at the warehouse, studying and looking after her accidental fiance. Rae’s a reformed wild child and life is almost stable, until she’s drawn into a secret affair.

Jude’s chasing empty leads across Europe in a race against time. Will the owner of the diamonds find him before he finds his ex?

But then Rae is kidnapped. And someone starts a game of cat and mouse, sending Jude the photos to blackmail him into a job. It’s the biggest challenge Jude’s ever faced and Rae’s life is on the line. Everything depends on his success.

When your world’s turned upside down, what can you believe in?