The book opens straight into the action of a military operation of underhand dealings and mayhem, full of banter and danger. The hero of all this is Don Quinlan, who is described as an autistic savant..... in the art of assassinations and dubious operations bearing a dubious similarity to terrorism. His autism is certainly his superpower, and the reader will have to decide for themselves whether not autism could work as an asset this way for what is described as an apex killer.

Quinlan receives an eye injury that puts him out of action for the time being, and he is farmed out to Australia, to work as a paramedic. Violence, however, still has a way of following him around. He is soon to get embroiled in any kind of new adventure involving direct combat, along with more planned attacks against the good guys of the West.

The story draws upon the experience of the author as an ex paramedic and soldier: perhaps being on the front line on any capacity is an acquired taste.

Have to say, the story moves in a rather disjointed way in a few places, so that it is difficult to follow much of the plot. Possibly this novel will be more to the taste of those who enjoy war stories. One theme seems to be that there are always shades of grey in either military or undercover work: as an Irishman, one of Quinlan's fellow agents was originally an IRA terrorist until his talents were fostered by his new employees. This writer may well be arguing that without I dividusls such as these to do the dirtier work, many more people may have less reason to sleep soundly at night.