"Fraud Squad detective Patrick Aitken's efforts to stop a bungled robbery cost him his career, so he leaves Sydney for a reclusive life in the Blue Mountains. Lured back to the bright lights for a night out with his ex-partner, he stumbles over a carpark bashing that changes his life, and draws him back into the seamy lifestyle he's escaped, along a trail of vice and murder leading to a shocking secret buried in Australia's obscure war history." (Back cover)
