In 1924, the English mountaineer Ashley Walsingham dies attempting to reach the summit of Mount Everest, leaving his fortune to his former lover, Imogen Soames-Andersson. Ashley's solicitors search in vain for Imogen, and the estate remains unclaimed. Nearly eighty yearts later, new information suggests Tristan Campbell could be the estate's rightful heir. If be can prove he is Imogen's descendant, the inheritance will be his. But with only weeks before the trust expires, he must hurry to find the evidence he needs.