Paul Leibovitz was once an ambitious advisor dedicated father & loving husband But after living for nearly thirty years in Hong Kong personal tragedy strikes & Paul's marriage unravels in the fallout When he makes a fleeting connection with Elizabeth a distressed American woman on the verge of collapse his life is thrown into turmoil Less than twenty-four hours later Elizabeth's son is found dead in Shenzhen & Paul invigorated by a newfound purpose sets out to investigate the murder on his own As Paul Elizabeth & a detective friend descend deeper into the Shenzhen underworld they discover dark secrets hidden beneath China's booming new wealth In a country where rich businessmen with expensive degrees can corrupt the judicial system the potential for evil abounds