“Moving country: a synch. Avoiding the law: a breeze. Getting a job: a doddle. Assuming a new identity: now that was the real problem. That is, until I met you. Your skin would fit just fine. I am no parasite, though, and what I take I also give back in return. Whether you like it or not.”

At 37,000 feet above the Atlantic, two people meet – and bring each other down to earth. John McCabe’s new novel – fast, funny and gripping – demonstrates what happens when you drag an innocent bystander into the mess that is your life.