Frank and Lizzie Cudgill are the perfect couple – influential, respected, wealthy beyond their means, but childless after seven years of marriage. When they adopt Daniel their happiness is complete – until they notice him exhibiting strange and disturbing character traits.Parents will go to great lengths to raise their children well. Daniel succumbs to their nurturing and he emerges from his difficult years stronger, more disciplined, successful and brilliant.Daniel returns to the family farm from university and a successful career years later. He’s made it just in time to witness his beloved mother sigh her last breath. But then Frank’s death follows within months and Daniel is noticeable by his absence at the funeral.Frank’s friend, Dr Mark Foster, is uneasy. The facts concerning Frank’s death don’t add up. When his investigation starts, someone is watching, threatening him, biding time. Can Mark resolve the questions surrounding Frank’s death? And if he can, at what cost to himself and the woman he loves?