The seventh and final installment of the "Clifton Chronicles" begins with a gunshot and many questions. Who pulled the trigger? Why? Who will live? And who will die?

In Whitehall, Giles Barrington faces the truth about his wife, Karin. Is she a spy or just a pawn in a larger, darker game?

Harry Clifton sets out to write the greatest work of his life, while his wife, Emma, completes her ten-year tenure as president of the Bristol Royal Infirmary. Then she receives an unexpected call from Margaret Thatcher, who makes her a tempting offer.

After Hakim Bishara resigns due to personal issues, Sebastian Clifton becomes president of Farthings Kaufman Bank. And when his talented daughter, Jessica, is expelled from the Slade School of Fine Art, her aunt Grace steps in to save the day.
Seeking a way to escape her creditors, Lady Virginia prepares to flee abroad when the Duchess of Hartford dies. Perhaps this is her chance to erase her debts and start anew.

And then, a tragedy strikes the Clifton family...