A terrifying incident at a training camp forces John Kelly to flee Africa with teenage protégé Micah Kipruyot in tow. The Kenyans want Micah back, threatening to harm Kelly's champion runner Gayle McKee at the World Athletics Championships in London if Kelly doesn't comply. Competition. Police. Injunctions. Car chases. Drugs. Journalists. Investigations. Shootings. All this while trying to win a sport which has never been so ambiguous or tough. Has Kelly taken on more than he can handle? By the author of the John Kelly novels NO WIND, CLIPPED HEELS, GO GAYLE GO and SPIKED.