Cambridge academic, Dr Spencer Avery, arrives in Toowoomba in 2008, both to flee a strained romance in England and to bring his expertise to 'the colonies'. His arrogant preconception is challenged by the wit and idiosyncrasies of ruralQueensland. But behind the new experiences, danger lurks. Olga Davidenko is a retired Russian army officer, seeking redemption with the son she had abandoned decades before. International criminals are hunting her knowledge...