Mikhail Kelly's credentials were impeccable. Russian mother, Irish father hanged by the British. He could split an apple - or a head - across a large room with a handgun. And his special talent was acting. The KGB gave him the perfect role...assassin. For two decades Cuchulain has created chaos and fear in Ireland, by targeting those opposed to terrorism on both sides of the border. But Cuchulain's time is almost up. Only one person can identify him: Tanya, beautiful daughter of a KGB general, and the one person who can get her to defect is Liam Devlin, poet, scholar and retired IRA gunman. Hunted by the combined forces of British Intelligence, the IRA and the KGB itself, Cuchulain prepares to hit the most prestigious target of all...