In accountancy, every debit has a credit. Kevin McAteer, 23, living in London, is about to discover that real life is different. Just qualified as a chartered accountant after years of penury and study, he is flying high with a new bedsit and a new girlfriend Paula.
An audit investigation in Maidenhead leads him into danger, with fraud, people smugglers, murderers, and money laundering. His co-worker, 20-year old Abagail, asks Kevin to ruin her reputation to enable her to avoid an arranged marriage within her religious community.
Abagail's domineering father seeks lethal retribution for the perceived ruination of his daughter. Paula wants to know what is really going on. And a lethal Italian hit man is looking for a missing five million. Kevin has to stay afloat in his work and in his love life in this romantic thriller.