This is 'a novel in stories' recounting the 'defining mission' of Mai Fisher's career. The assignment was to go undercover in the IRA which would go awry, nearly killing her and taking the lives of nearly a dozen people including a man she had grown to love. It would haunt her for 30 years until a dying man reveals a secret which would "change everything".
The stories and their time frames are:
Part One - 2013
Part Two - 1989-1991
Part Three - 1987-1989
Part Four - 1986