After a period in which he experiences twists and turns between the quiet life, romance, and danger, as in the earlier book, Little Arrows, John Davis opts for a life of married bliss. However, things do not turn out as planned, and he finds himself back in the fight against crime-his attitude uncompromising, his methods often as violent as those he pursues-and his belief that criminals should experience something of what they hand out before the law, often inadequate in his eyes, takes its course.