One headless body, on the beach near Frank Doy's home on the Cleveland coast, was regrettable, two more were disturbing. But when an uncommunicative woman arrives at his house in the dead of night, only to disappear again, Doy is involved in something worrying. His search for her uncovers a mysterious man with a private art collection and some Russian emigres. Led deeper into the strange events occurring in Port Holland and nearby Meridion House, Frank tries to unearth the secrets surrounding him and save the life of his desperate female visitor...