Loser and social misfit Kim Prune has changed his name to Benito Mussolini, aiming to become a world-famous serial killer. Ivan Jovanovich, once a decorated journalist, is now a lonely fugitive. The drug baron he exposed was never caught. Ivan believes the man is trying to kill him after burning down his house and murdering Ivan's parents. Forced to learn some deadly self-defence techniques as a means of survival, Ivan has managed to kill two would-be assassins before they could get to him. He meets an attractive but damaged woman who appears to be alone and lonely, just like him. It becomes obvious after their first meeting that she knows a lot more about Ivan than is healthy for either of them. He is immediately on guard. He finds himself embroiled in a tumult of murder and retribution from Mussolini and the drug-running assassins and discovers more and more disturbing facts about Rebecca's past, suspecting that she is working with others to destroy him. He must use every ounce of his courage, guile and skill to survive and bring his enemies to justice. Or kill them before they kill him.