When an African Warlord is arrested in Brussels, a rogue nuclear scientist that was previously assumed dead resurfaces in Venezuela. Just as Captain Paddy Trimble is about to begin his training as a clandestine lawyer, his former career is about to catch up with him.
After several high profile murders, with trust appearing to be the rarest of commodities in the corridors of power, Paddy is tasked by a secretive and influential UK parliamentary committee to discover the source of an unknown threat. In doing so, Paddy must learn to navigate the dark undercurrents of an established web of institutional corruption.
It isn’t long before he is caught up in a series of bizarre and violent events connected to a foreign spy ring which has infiltrated a number of law firms as well as elements of the security services. His investigations take him from the Western Isles of Scotland to Houston, Texas and beyond. With numerous powerful individuals on both sides of the Atlantic under suspicion, Paddy's own life is under threat at every turn. Soon, a sophisticated international power struggle will culminate in one of the most symbolic show trials in legal history.
When an African Warlord is arrested in Brussels, a rogue nuclear scientist that was previously assumed dead resurfaces in Venezuela. Just as Captain Paddy Trimble is about to begin his training as a clandestine lawyer, his former career is about to catch up with him.
After several high profile murders, with trust appearing to be the rarest of commodities in the corridors of power, Paddy is tasked by a secretive and influential UK parliamentary committee to discover the source of an unknown threat. In doing so, Paddy must learn to navigate the dark undercurrents of an established web of institutional corruption.
It isn’t long before he is caught up in a series of bizarre and violent events connected to a foreign spy ring which has infiltrated a number of law firms as well as elements of the security services. His investigations take him from the Western Isles of Scotland to Houston, Texas and beyond. With numerous powerful individuals on both sides of the Atlantic under suspicion, Paddy's own life is under threat at every turn. Soon, a sophisticated international power struggle will culminate in one of the most symbolic show trials in legal history.