A single moment can be enough to change the trajectory of your life forever. James Hammond finds this out the hard way after catching sight of the beautiful Sarah Meth in apartheid-era South Africa, and soon he finds himself plunging headlong down a dangerous and unexpected path. Unknown to James, Sarah is classed as non-white and James is white, their love is forbidden by law.

Seeking to find a way out of South Africa where their relationship can thrive, James and Sarah embark on an audacious plan to find lost treasure from an 18th-century shipwreck, but there’s an unexpected discovery as well: James finds a cache of uncut diamonds that are also being sought by arms dealers. He hopes to smuggle the diamonds out of South Africa to help the couple establish themselves in England, but just when everything seems to be going their way, tragedy strikes…

Sidetracked has it all: romance, adventure, murder, and revenge set against the intense backdrop of apartheid-era South Africa.