Publisher's Synopsis
"...another chillingly authentic, brilliantly plotted novel of crime, punishment and their consequences." BOOKLIST When Flying Squad officer Robbie McLaughlan shoots and kills a robber during a bank raid, his private and professional lives begin to fall apart. The family of the dead man abducts McLaughlan's young son with the intention of luring McLaughlan to his death. But McLaughlan is a man with a secret, for he is himself the son of a convicted armed robber, the legendary Glaswegian 'heavy', George McLaughlan. The two have long been estranged but ultimately he has no option but to turn to the father he despises for help.