Pay the debt or lose a pound of flesh. It's a beautiful day in paradise. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. And Dom Silvagni, indifferent student and elite middle-distance runner, is turning fifteen. But Instead of cake and candles, Dom Silvagni is presented with the most unlikely gift for his birthday: an ancient family debt to an organisation so secretive and powerful, they are only known as The Debt. The Debt's terms are not negotiable: Dom must perform six Herculean tasks or they'll take a pound of flesh. Before long Dom has his first instalment - Catch The Zolt—the seventeen-year-old Facebook Bandit with a penchant for stealing light aircraft. But getting close to The Zolt means being nice to the smug, self-obsessed Tristan, and involving Imogen, the only girl close to Dom's heart. The more Dom discovers, the less he seems to know. Meanwhile The Debt want their payment ... now!