Set in South London in the 1980s, this book tells the story of Brenton Brown, a 16 year old mixed race youth who has lived in a children's home all his life. He has never met his mother and is haunted by her loss. He meets her finally, and then falls dangerously in love with his half-sister, meanwhile dealing with Terry Flynn, a killer who scars him for life and leads Brenton to seek revenge.