Patrick Smythe is a former Northern Irish policeman who despite suffering an amputation after a bomb blast, takes to the sea between the west coast of Scotland and his homeland to ply his trade as a private investigator. Join Paddy as he tries to work to his own ethics while knowing how to bend the rules he once enforced. Working from his beloved motorboat 'Craigantlet', Paddy takes on a string of cases, finds a new colleague and even manages to rekindle his love-life while bringing the guilty to justice.

If you love pacey action, suspicious motives, and devious characters, then Paddy Smythe operates amongst your kind of people.