Geoff Howells a government-trained killing machine is brought out of retirement and sent to Hong Kong. His brief: to assassinate Chinese Mafia leader Simon Ng. Howells devises a dangerous and complicated plan to reach his intended victim - only to find himself the next target… Patrick Dugan a Hong Kong policeman has been held back in his career because of his connections - his sister is married to Simon Ng. But when Ng’s daughter is kidnapped and Ng himself disappears Dugan gets caught up in a series of violent events and an international spying intrigue that has run out of control…