Calum Buchanan has one driving ambition - to win back the love of the beautiful Marianna. But Marianna has something else on her mind: money. And money is what Calum doesn't have. Yet. Disillusioned, Calum leaves America for the wilds of the Hebrides where he discovers a relative - Morag Buchanan - an eccentric, penniless old witch who possesses the power of seventh sense that, incredibly, could change Calum's fortunes. But when Calum eagerly exploits this extraordinary power, he attracts the attention of people with very different agendas. He is soon made aware that there are many other, less altruistic, uses for his telepathic powers: the Military, for example, are very interested. And before long, he is plunged into a global whirlpool of intrigue, deception and lethal covert operations with just a fading link to Morag - his last chance to save his life ...