James Kelly is an enigmatic darts player, poised to become world champion. And anyone who gets in his obsessive way pays the price. David Carpenter, reclusive loner, witnesses Kelly's bizarre performance on a TV chat show and is convinced that James holds the key to life's mysteries. During a ten-year odyssey to track him down, David faces a procession of extraordinary characters that change his life forever. Some will challenge him. Some will unsettle him. And some will die.