Novel about a young koori man finding his identity in the emerging multiculturalism of Australia in the 1980s. James Finley (Fin), a born leader, tries to help a man wrongly imprisoned. Anger at injustice threatens to devour him in the case and in his unusual personal life. He battles with finding his place in the early multiculturalism of Australia during the 1980s, when many want to use him for their own purposes. Fin finds he has to personally change to succeed in relationships and learns that the road to reconciliation is not as straightforward as many tell him it is, but he believes he can discover success and happiness - on his own terms - and has to learn to play by the rules in the pursuit of justice.