Hamish McFarlane is a disillusioned Afghan war veteran escaping from his troubles in war torn Iraq. Following a brutal terrorist attack on an oil company, he is sent to conduct a security assessment. However, what initially seems like a routine act of violence soon morphs into something far more complicated and sinister. The more he delves, the closer the maelstrom of violence comes to him and those he holds dear. As the body count multiplies and allegations and half-truths fly, a devastated Hamish does not know who to trust. His search for the truth will take him from the mountains of Kurdistan, through the blood-stained streets of Baghdad to the heart of the British establishment...