Whilst mourning the death of his father, Stewart Dubin, a journalist covering the courtroom beat, decides to research the life of a man he had always respected, always admired, but possibly never quite loved . . .
As a young, idealistic lawyer, David Dubin had been sent to the European Front during the last terrible months of the Second World War - ostensibly to bring charges against a brave American hero, Robert Martin, who had suddenly, inexplicably, gone local. No longer following orders from his superiors, Martin has become a liability and General Rollie Teedle wants him neutralised. But as Dubin learns more about Martin and the demons possessing him, he finds himself falling in love with Martin's enigmatic ex mistress - a woman of incredible courage and dangerous anger. And someone who will do anything to protect her comrade-in-arms . . .
Stewart discovers a journal written by his father - and realises that he had risked everything to let his captured hero go - the disgrace of a court-martial, and a possible death sentence. But he also learns of his incredible courage in the face of battle, reads first-hand of the shattering moral consequences for those caught in the chaos of war and, finally, the secret he had died protecting.
