Sixty years later, his grandson, Charles Burton, travels back to France to retrace his grandfather's footsteps. Armed with new information, Charles hopes to solve the mystery of the missing treasures and return them to their rightful owners.
But it soon becomes apparent that other, more dangerous, forces are also on the trail. Charles quickly becomes embroiled in a fast-moving tale of love, betrayal and murder, involving British Intelligence, shady politicians and an organised crime syndicate.
Past But Very Present is a story of love across the generations and how long-buried secrets can come back to haunt the living...