A case of mistaken identity results in a young betrothed couple risking everything for a chance to have everything. There is danger everywhere, and only quick thinking can save an innocent couple from certain death when they put themselves against a brutal gang of criminals.

Richard Marsh was the best-selling author, prolific in many genres including horror, crime, thriller, but also romance and humor. Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula, and was initially even more popular.