Crusading Advocate Brogan McLane’s life is turned upside down by the discovery of a mute child, believed to have been trafficked as a diamond mule. In this fast paced thriller McLane’s blood brother is in the frame for smuggling the child, McLane is torn between trusting his oldest ally and damning evidence against him.

Meanwhile McLane’s bereaved wife takes on the role of mother, an action that is to change all of their lives forever. Can they protect this child from further harm, or will she become the latest victim of the Low Life in High Places in the Old Town of Edinburgh ?