In 1974, British Army intelligence expert and Olympic fencer, Edward Davidson receives a desperate call from his Irish informant; but when he tries to meet, he narrowly survives an IRA ambush.
Years later, Edward moves in higher circles at the very heart of the intelligence community. He becomes involved in trying to track an IRA arms shipment and the men responsible for the Mountbatten killing and other atrocities which shaped the history of Ireland.
This is the story of one man in a world of killing and sabotage, who finds love and the deep satisfaction of representing his country in two very different ways...