All Rick Whelan wants is to live a quiet life in Cornwall with his dog Romany and a couple of army pals. He now restores furniture, but has a past which he wishes to forget: Special ops: Black ops, until one went wrong and he did time. Someone needs his skills again - wants him awake and exposed. They violently murder his brother - then his parents die. Even his sister-in-law Henni is in danger - all the family he has left. And for what? He's not sure, but he's determined to find out. He calls on favours, knowing they will cost him dearly. What can a man do when his past refuses to leave him? Not until the last bullet is spent does he find out who is responsible. They are closer to him than he could ever have suspected.