Dear Mum, I am alright. I am not hurt. You will receive more instructions later. Do not tell the police, or else. MARTIN As soon as he opens his front door, Martin feels that something's wrong. But he never expects the hand over his mouth, the rope around his wrists, and the mysterious man who's after a large ransom. Before Martin knows it, he's a pawn in a dangerous game that becomes more terrifying with every turn. * A topical plot revolving around a win on the National Lottery * Reissued simultaneously with Facing the Dark and Carried Away, also by Michael Harrison