Nick, an elite and secretive assassin, buries his mother one day and the next day embarks on a personal mission to settle an outstanding score with a former business partner. Things don't exactly go as planned for the assassin or his target. A past employee of the assassin figures prominently in the story as does the widowed husband of the assassin's former gay lover. On top of that, there's also the involvement of a noted billionaire philanthropist and his wife. The story is brimming with action and psychological insights with a sprinkling of sexual encounters.