Maori cop Tito Ihaka has been dragged back from exile--and Christopher
Lilywhite, whom Ihaka suspected was behind his wife's death, wants to
see him.
Lilywhite confesses that he had his wife murdered, but he dealt with the
hit-man at arm's length so has no idea who he is. In quick succession
Lilywhite and another potential source of information are murdered.
Ihaka's old rival Detective Inspector Tony Charlton takes control of the
case but with more corpses turning up and Auckland Central stretched to
breaking point, Ihaka realises that he's hunting a faceless and prolific
hit-man. Or is the hit-man hunting him?