This environmentally focused semi Sci-Fi thriller unfolds amid the beauties of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Moors in the UK, where the central character Simon Randall works as a geological engineer for a company involved in the disposal of nuclear waste. A secret underground toxic waste dump is in the process of being constructed, but the details are leaked to the press. Randall and his friend Mike Drayton swiftly find themselves the prime suspects, and while they are on the run the action is enlivened by intrigue, fatality and corruption. The beautifully observed country settings enhance the menace of the far from beautiful machinations of industry and government.