What happens if you do actually find the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow? Ni
cky has always known Russell was rich, but he has no idea how astronomically ric
h Russell is until his friend drops dead, on his fiftieth birthday, with Nicky a
s the only witness. And now Nicky has come up with an uncharacteristically darin
g plan. If Nicky were to become Russell and leave his old life lying dead on the
bathroom floor, he and his family could start again.
But when the foundation
s of their glittering existence start to crack, the impact of his hasty decision
begins to be felt by those around him: by Nicky's distant father; by his daught
er's babysitter and her boyfriend, who harbour grand hopes of their own; by a yo
ung Englishwoman attempting to find her father; and by Catherine, an ex-soldier
with a suspicious interest in Nicky's movements...