9.21am: business as usual on a high street in England. 9.22am: the explosions are heard for miles around, and in the early confusion there is talk of a gas leak, a plane crash, and even terrorism . . . The people of Heathwick had been preparing for Christmas unaware that many would die, and the rest would be transformed for ever....

Johnny Swanson is in shock. His friend Doctor Langdon and his wife have disappeared without a trace. And that\"s not all . . . it appears they have been murdered. But things are about to become much, much worse. A suspect has been arrested . . . and it\"s Johnny\"s mother. Johnny knows she didn\"t do it. And now, he needs to prove it - fast....