A broken city. Joe was a soldier in the British army. Now he''s part of the underworld in London''s east end. A hunted man. Joe is on the run from Hackney''s most vicious gang. He doesn''t know why, but they want him dead. A ray of hope. A twelve-year-old girl, a runaway, needs Joe''s protection. She''ll save his life. But can he save hers?

Ex-boxer, ex-paratrooper, Joe once had meaning in his life. People who cared for him, people who needed him. Then he lost everything, and now he is a hitman for London''s most vicious criminals. Brenda was the only woman who ever loved him. The only woman who believed he could escape the underworld. She died protecting others: now Joe wants revenge on her killers. With nothing left to lose, Joe prepares for the fight of his life... This is a poignant thriller about love, revenge and redemption from a superb new voice in British crime.

A broken city. Joe was a soldier in the British army. Now he''s part of the underworld in London''s east end. A hunted man. Joe is on the run from Hackney''s most vicious gang. He doesn''t know why, but they want him dead. A ray of hope. A twelve-year-old girl, a runaway, needs Joe''s protection. She''ll save his life. But can he save hers?

Ex-boxer, ex-paratrooper, Joe once had meaning in his life. People who cared for him, people who needed him. Then he lost everything, and now he is a hitman for London''s most vicious criminals. Brenda was the only woman who ever loved him. The only woman who believed he could escape the underworld. She died protecting others: now Joe wants revenge on her killers. With nothing left to lose, Joe prepares for the fight of his life... This is a poignant thriller about love, revenge and redemption from a superb new voice in British crime.