Cimperman

TheoAbramsisanex-CapeTownfiremansufferingfromseverePost-TraumaticStressDisorder.Unabletoreturntoworkduetothepsychologicaltraumasustainedduringafailedrescuemission,anincreasinglyfrustratedandvolatileTheo'sworldisrockedwhenonemorning,hewakesupnexttohiswife'smurderedcorpsewithnorecollectionofwhattranspiredandallevidencesuggestingthathe'skilledher.Whenthepolicelabelhimastheprimesuspect,Theogoesontherun,andissoonbeinghuntedbyDeputyChiefofPolice,AlanShard,anotoriouslyruthlesssoldierofthelaw,whoishell-bentoncatchingTheoasonelastactofservicebeforeheofficiallyretires.However,whenanunknownthirdpartyisthrownintothemix,Theodiscoversanalarmingconnectionbetweenthesinisterforceshuntinghiminanattempttosilencehimpermanentlyforareasonhecan'tcomprehend;andarecentinvestigationhiswifewasconductingintoaglobalarmamentcontractor.Whenconnectingthedotsbecomesamatteroflifeanddeath,Theobecomesembroiledinadesperatefightforsurvivalandmustfigureoutwhoreallymurderedhiswifebeforeaterrifyingconspiracychangesthecourseofanationforever.