One secret could destroy a family.

One lie could conserve them.

The brilliant prequel to The Boy Who Saw, a gripping thriller from Sunday Times bestseller Simon Toyne, featuring the enigmatic Solomon Creed.

A stranger

Solomon Creed is an outsider with an unidentified past, visiting through a remote control part of Tx. He doesn’t look for problems – but problems finds him.

A family

At a roadside diner, he incurs a worn-down family members whose ancestral land and home is going to be auctioned. However when Solomon suspects it’s worth greater than they think he decides to take items into his personal hands.

A secret

As Solomon races to come across hard evidence of the land’s true value, he uncovers a dark truth – hidden for generations – that changes everything. But how far is he ready to go to conserve a family group from potential spoil? And what lengths will others head to stop him?