Jack Havoc, convicted of murder, has escaped from prison and is prowling the pea-souper streets of London In faded squares of shabby houses and in the furtive alleys and darkened pubs, the word is out that the Tiger is back in town, more vicious and cunning than ever Together with his macabre band of buskers, he slashes his way into the lives of innocent and guilty alike Albert Campion and Charlie Luke must stalk him through the city