This is the second book in the Intrepid series, it is based on a true story that unfolds in post war Britain. It is 1952 and thestakes have been raised for the young protagonist, Horace Gray. In the seventeen years of his life in a medium-sized British town Horace has already experienced devastating grief, become entangled in the web of an international criminal syndicate and operated on the fringes of the intelligence services.His life is at a crossroads. Should he take the path of abiding by and upholding the law or the alternative one of deceit, violence and even murder. He will have to decide sooner or later.