When a headless, handless body turns up near Hadrian's Wall, John Braemhor, a retired policeman from Scotland, becomes involved in the investigation. Was Peter Killmart, the overworked DCI from London, right that the case was simply, "motive--money; method--murder during robbery?" Braemhor thinks not, and his pursuit of three Middle Eastern suspects leads him from the Wall to the coast of Scotland and to a remote B&B on Cape Breton Island. Deceptions, false identities, and double crosses vie for John Braemhor's attention. His superior deductive powers and policeman's bulldog-like tenacity penetrate the international magnitude of this mystery/adventure, bringing it to a surprising conclusion.