A new novel by J Lawrie-WelshPolitics, love affairs, criminality and revenge make a powerful mix.Corrupt businessmen are siphoning millions out of EU budgets. Robert McAlister is engaged to invest the activities of one such group and liaises with ex-colleagues from British Intelligence. McAlister is compromised when a Frenchwoman with whom he becomes involved is abducted by the gang.As the criminals become increasingly frustrated their violence calls for measures that go beyond both the agents' instinct and training.