En ung amerikansk kvinne blir jaget gjennom Cape Towns omegn klokken halv seks om morgenen. Halvannen time senere våkner den tidligere berømte sangerinnen Alexa Barnard og oppdager at ektemannen ligge Shortlisted for the CWA International Dagger Award 2010They killed her best friend. Now they are chasing Rachel Anderson through the streets of Cape Town. The young tourist doesn't dare trust anyone - except her father, back home in America. When he puts pressure on the politicians, they know that