A macabre discovery in a city cemetery...

A political scandal engulfing the city...

A samurai-obsessed swordsman on the rampage...



The severed body parts point to one man: gangland killer 'Banzai Billy' Boyle.



What lies at the root of his obsession with the bushido culture of Japan? How is he linked to sleazy politician and prospective MP 'Big Jim' McConnarty? Are the walls of Barlinnie Prison secure enough to contain him? Can police crime analyst Grace Andrew track him down before she becomes the next victim?



This conspiracy unravels in horrific detail as it twists and turns from the grimy backstreets of Glasgow to the cherry-blossom groves of Japan, where it reaches a terrifying and gut-wrenching conclusion.