Why does a wealthy Scottish financier set up a drugs deal with the IRA Jeopardise his career, endanger his family and lover by tangling with the East End underworld and a ruthless mercenary The motive is simple: revenge for a cold-blooded act of murder.

His adversary is a dangerous gangland boss whose connections stretch from the Highlands to London and beyond. More than a match for a newcomer, especially when his plans contain a fatal flaw which will be discovered only when it is much too late …