Set against the contemporary background of the Basque country, this is the story of love interwoven with crime, murder and terrorism. A young Englishman is unwittingly drawn into this realm when he has a romance with Arantza, a Basque separatist sympathiser. When he goes to the aid of her more radical brother, Iaki, he is destined to face the harrowing deaths and sufferings of innocent victims. His understanding of the convoluted Basque political scene only takes a small step forward but he is left with an abiding affection for a proud and tenacious people and a longing to see peace established in their Euskadi.