The third book in the internationally acclaimed Inspector Devlin series When a U. S. diplomat is attacked during the opening of a Donegal gold mine, Inspector Benedict Devlin is disciplined for the lapse in security. The gunman turns out to be an environmentalist who is the brother of an old friend of Devlin's. Then the shooter is found dead near the mine and Devlin begins to suspect that the business is a front for something far more sinister.