A suspicious leak. A missing formula. A company where no one can be trusted.

Coburn Pharmaceuticals prides itself on discretion, as does its chairman, the calm and charismatic Philip Gold. He doesn’t expect to find valuable research projects duplicated by rival firms. He begins to suspect industrial espionage among his own team.

Enter Mike Hood, a cool-headed security specialist. His task is to identify the human leak before millions are lost and reputations destroyed. As Hood digs into personnel files, personal loyalties and private weaknesses, he uncovers a company riddled with ruthless ambition and hidden rivalries.

Then, the safety of a crucial cosmetic formula comes into question. The stakes escalate rapidly.

Hood must work out fast who at Coburn can be trusted. The future of the company rests on him finding out who may already have sold everything for their own benefit.

One wrong assumption will cost lives, careers and corporate empires.

An unputdownable mystery, perfect for fans of Joy Ellis, Faith Martin, Caro Ramsay and Peter May.