A brilliant new st&-alone crime thriller from Scotlands Crime Master Xavier (Xavi) Aislado is a gentle giant half Spanish half Scot brought up in Edinburgh by his grandmother Paloma Puig a ferocious old lady whose grim brand of care sees him into his teens until his father moves back to Spain leaving him to grow up fast. His emergence into manhood is colourful & eventful. After a short career as a professional footballer he turns to journalism & has a bloody introduction to the trade as his first assignment ends in violent death. Inevitably remorselessly as his autobiography unfolds Xavis life & his love become entwined with his work & he is immersed in tragedy loss & betrayal going halfway round the world in search of a truth that may destroy him. Quintin Jardines evocation of Xavis fated world is an unforgettable story of a man riding a one-way train to oblivion. Will he escape before it hits the buffers full-speed?