How reliable is memory, how unchangeable is one's own past? Tony Webster must learn that events long ago, which he believed he would never have to question again, suddenly appear in a completely new light.

When Finn Adrian joins Tony Webster's class, the two boys quickly become friends. Even later, after school, they stay in touch. Until their friendship comes to an abrupt end.

Forty years later, Tony, who has a marriage, a friendly separation, and a career behind him, is at peace with himself. However, a letter from a lawyer regarding an inheritance suddenly raises doubts about the supposedly secure facts of his biography. The more Tony learns, the more uncertain the experiences seem, and the more unpredictable the consequences for his future become.

A text with incredible twists that takes the reader on a breathless rollercoaster ride of speculation.