Frank Barry, terrorist of the highest order. His ideology is money and his track record is flawless. When the Russians want review copies of the latest NATO missile system, Barry is the man to deliver them.

Martin Brosnan, poet, scholar and killer. Trained in Vietnam and then polished in the ranks of the IRA he now languishes in a French prison fortress of Belle Isle.

Liam Devlin, Brosnan's best and oldest friend. Devlin wants Brosnan out of jail and on Barry's trail, so he'll use everything in his power to do so...