When a North Korean deep-sea trawler runs aground on the shores of Okinawa, what is found onboard links it to possible illegal gold smuggling.
On being shown a partial SatPhone message, British intelligence services suspect there may be a connection between the trawler's cargo and the disappearance of the UK prime minister's niece whilst she was in New Zealand conducting research for her doctorate in geophysics.
With little information and only the unfinished SatPhone message to go on, SIS agent Ian Vaughan finds himself grasping at straws in a needle in a haystack search in a vast remote mountainous area of New Zealand's South Island.
Brilliant romp through New Zealand with Sis agent Ian Vaughan. Some fabulous characters, with interesting back stories. I enjoyed the description of gold mining in New Zealand along with how the seams of gold form. Very gripping story, would have liked to know what happened with some of the characters. Written in an easy style - can’t wait for the next Ian Vaughan novel