Take three strangers who all want something more. The Polish shift worker struggling to get a foothold in the new country; a fisherman who needs to make good on a promise to his best friend; and the middle man, determined to make up for lost time and take a little of what he deserves. When a chance comes along, each man must weigh the risk - and then keep his nerve as events take on their own unstoppable momentum. Tightly plotted and sharply observed, this is a gripping story of desperation and duty, and the brutal struggle to progress.

Is Jones as good a writer as they say? Without a doubt. Edgy, elegant prose combined with masterful characterisation and plot, this novel is everything I had hoped for, and more. Read it, then read it again -- R. J. Ellory, author * A Simple Act of Violence *
An excellent novel. Beautiful and haunting... [it] will make your heart race * Time Out **** *
A novel that confirms Jones as a thrilling new presence... Compelling * Western Mail *

CYNAN JONES was born near Aberaeron, Wales in 1975. He is the author of three novels, The Long Dry (winner of a Betty Trask Award, 2007), Everything I Found on the Beach (2011), and The Dig (2014), a chapter of which was shortlisted for the 2013 Sunday Times/ EFG Private Bank Short Story Award. He is also the author of Bird, Blood, Snow (2014), the retelling of a medieval Welsh myth.