Haunted by the brutal killing of his wife, a UN interpreter in Bosnia, ex-SAS operative Ed Coltrane is consumed with hunting down her murderers. Drinking heavily and spending too much time and money on the search, Coltrane’s life is going into meltdown. Just as it seems he can fall no further, a former colleague informs him that one of his wife’s killers is in London, as a guest of the British government. Certain unofficial figures in the corridors of power would like to see this man disappear, and they’d like Ed Coltrane to accept the contract. Although he has no wish to commit what amounts to a state-sanctioned murder, the desire for revenge is too strong, and Coltrane agrees to pull the trigger. Plunging into the dark heart of modern Europe, Ed Coltrane is about to uncover a covert act of national betrayal that is as shocking as it is unexpected.