Jim Latimer lost his job with the Department because the latter clandestine government agency said his identity had been revealed and his usefulness compromised during the trial and conviction of Max Deropoulos, drug and people trafficker. Latimer had provided the prosecution's case after working undercover in the Deropoulos organisation. Now Deropoulos has been prematurely released on licence and is thirsting for revenge. Latimer has a dual purpose quest - staying alive and nailing Deropoulos once and for all. His struggle for survival and ultimate justice takes him from his remote refuge in Scotland back to London and then to the French Riviera. Along the way he finds warm comfort and solace from four passionate women.