Retired secret service agent Ron Eldon hunts his daughter's killer,�taking on the role of detective in a case that everyone says is suicide.�Aided by�his�ex-colleague Yolanda Reddy,�they�are confronted by official obstructions, plagued by red herrings, confounded by false information, and tricked by a Russian spy who has history with Eldon�from�the Cold War. Leaving�behind him�a�trail�of bodies and a minefield of revelations, Eldon is beaten�and�captured�before�escaping�to continue his crusade across London, Bristol, Cornwall, and Yorkshire. Ending with a shocking twist that reframes the story in a new and defining light,�this spy thriller�delves into Britain�scolonial past, present-day slavery, and Russia�s�dirty tricks, uncovering truths that dare not speak their names.