When a professional hitman bursts into the luxury home of Keith Rothwell and shoots him dead in cold blood, Banks is struck by the strange reactions of the victim's family. But before long evidence comes to light that Rothwell has been living a secret double life. There is also a link to a major money-laundering scam which drags Banks into a fraud investigation with political ramifications - and into conflict with an old rival. With DI Helen Morton struggling to fit into her new surroundings and Banks uncertain of his place in a changing police environment, both are struck by the shifting nature of identity in the case. Just who was Keith Rothwell and who wanted him dead?
