Former soldier Patrick Ross is working for a merchant bank when he responds to a plea for help from Alan Reid, a City financier. Alan's son, Stephen, is being held for ransom in France. Restless and dissatisfied with his current career, Patrick seizes this opportunity to return to the sharp end of things-and to make the stake money to start his own security consultancy. The kidnappers name their price, and the game begins. But all the parties involved in Stephen Reid's kidnapping have hidden agendas and, as the tension ratchets up, everyone pays. A tense crime thriller, The Price, explores how a heinous crime impacts on everyone involved-kidnappers, victims and rescue team alike.