Revenge is a game you can´t afford to lose... He turns the groaning Abbott over, puts the barrel of the gun to the back of his head. ´We´re doing him a favour,´ he says. ´I know a guy with a death-wish when I see one.´ He pulls the trigger. They say blood is thicker than water. They never mention alcohol. Ex-special forces soldier Alex Abbott has a lead on the killer of his dead brother, if only he can stay off the booze long enough to hunt it down. But the skeletons in Abbott´s closet are mounting up faster than the bodies in their bags, and Abbott needs to get his focus back if he´s going to get his revenge. His pursuit takes him to the North of England, where Abbott infiltrates a local gang, forced to carry out jobs to maintain his cover. As he gains their trust he ventures deeper into the organisation uncovering a long-established international network of rich, depraved thrill-seekers, with a sadistic side-hustle in child trafficking. Can Abbott stay ahead of his quarry and keep those who matter to him safe? The answer will take Abbott into Eastern Europe and a deadly game of cat and mouse, where he will face a terrible choice between his past and his future; it´s winner takes all and Abbott has everything to lose.