Aaron Fletcher- a wannabe international crime lord who has faked the suicides of two Queensland farmers so he can use their secluded properties to set up an international art forgery ring. Jayson Locklin-Macleod- the suspicious son of one of the murdered farmers... and a nineteen-year-old Australian solider who has just returned from a covert mission in East Timor. Jayson is seeking justice for his father, and he's prepared to use all his military training and combat experience to secure it. Nikki Dumakis- the heir to a fortune that Aaron Fletcher thinks is his... and a young and vulnerable girl who may or may not be on Jayson's side. The crystal coffin- a priceless jewellery box, a gift to Nikki from her dead mother, and the vital clue in proving who is innocent... and who is guilty.