Description

An agent, Rob McAlister, is sent to Poland. He is to pick up a car and make his way to Gyor in Hungary. It soon becomes apparent that he is being followed but, having dealt with the problem, is eventually met by Cuelsin, a one-time Soviet bloc agent he has known for many years. It now becomes clear that his target is Arnworth, a recently disgraced British politician. Cuelsin has become involved in shipments of vehicles in order to get closer to those involved and together he and McAlister set off to attend a business meeting in Budapest.
Things immediately begin to go badly wrong for the two agents but they eventually collect and accompany car transporters from the Czech Republic to the UK. Rob’s seemingly erratic behaviour has by now become a subject for discussion amongst those who know him and throughout the book his character is viewed from several perspectives through the eyes of family, friends and associates.
After delivering the consignment, McAlister and Cuelsin decide to follow the politician and his business manager to Scotland. They have learned that a conference is to take place in St Andrews where Arnworth is to speak and so begin his rehabilitation into the political establishment. However, his business manager has plans to help things along and having discovered his intentions McAlister is forced to intervene.
The conclusion of the entire episode for both McAlister and for Arnworth cannot be foreseen.