An insane murderer escapes prison and flees to the continent. In Spain he is captured by a crime boss and forced to kill on command.
In Bristol, a young, damaged policeman joins CID just as the case of The Bristol Butcher begins. Someone has been killing young women undetected for fifteen years.
The Sons of Charlemagne are pulling everyone's strings, but to what end?
Lives cross in Bristol, Benidorm, Barcelona and New Orleans as Ian Harper's story continues. Will he exact revenge on Wigfield? Will his mind break completely? Can he find a way to escape The Sons of Charlemagne?