FROM THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR Terence Cave, owner of Cave Antiques, has already experienced the tragedies of his mothers suicide and his wifes murder when his teenage son, Reuben, is killed in a grotesque accident. His remaining child, Bryony, has always been the familys golden girl and Terence comes to realise that his one duty in life is to protect her from the worlds malign forces, whatever that may take. But as he starts to follow his grieving daughters movements and enforce a draconian set of rules, his love for Bryony becomes a possessive force that leads to destruction.