Novel - A 1960's oil rig disaster resulting from the negligent manufacture of the main structure, leads two old friends, a happy-go-lucky fallen public schoolboy and a grieving lawyer, into the rough and tumble chaos of a 1970's Aberdeen oil boom. _x000D_ Meanwhile, the sudden deaths of those responsible for the rig's collapse, cast a suspicious and dangerous shadow over love and friendship alike. The love affairs between the main players and their girlfriends, one a tough female investigative journalist and the other a brilliant artist, brings further drama and tension as all those involved try to discover who and what they really are.