What do you do when your child is bullied? How far will you go to protect them?
Jamie is thirteen years old, an only child. His mother has recently died. He and his father Sam have moved to Sam's home town. A fresh start. A new job for Sam, a new school for Jamie.
But one day Jamie comes home bearing the scars of every parent's worst nightmare. Something must be done.
So it begins.
Neil Cross's fourth novel is a nail-biting tour de force; a story of one father's love, anger and despair. Together with the widely-acclaimed 'Holloway Falls', it confirms him as one of the key commentators of our time.