Half Greek/half Scottish PI Alex Mavros, is approached by wealthy jeweller Eli Samuel after his Uncle Aron is seen, surprisingly, on the streets of Thessaloniki in Northern Greece. However, this must be a mistake as Aron Samuel was thought to have perished in Auschwitz over sixty years previously. Alex accepts the case and travels to Thessaloniki accompanied by his client's daughter Rachel. They question the lady who claimed to have seen the uncle but she is venomous in her hatred of him as a Nazi collaborator. Could this be true or does she have other motives?

During Alex and Rachel's investigation of the whereabouts of the missing uncle this multi-faceted thriller has interwoven with the main plot a narrative by Uncle Aron of his internment in Auschwitz and his experiences with his fellow Jews. The death camp descriptions pull no punches and readers of a sensitive nature should beware that they may be shocked.

Alex and Rachel are attacked by Greek Nazi sympathisers who blame the poor economic conditions of the economy on migrant workers taking all the jobs.