A dystopic novel set in a Sydney-like city. Media mogul Wardell Costello competes with Premier Dianne Martinelli for control and power. Wardell's son Julian disappears leaving behind a gruesome murder of one of Martinelli's special goons. Detetive-Seargeant Terry Bradley and his journalist boyfriend Jack Rutherford are soon on a chase to find Julian and return him to his not-so-loving father.