Unfortunately his chosen career was that of a trained assassin.
However, he decides that he no longer wishes to be a hired killer, so he leaves his old life behind, seeking a more tranquil and peaceable existence.
He cloisters himself in a small town in Southern Africa. He is fully aware that there are certain people who want him captured or want him dead. Some of them are government officials, some are not related to any governments.
He meets a grieving and lonely mother, Naomi, who is separated from her children. In fact she is unsure if they are even alive.
Barney decides that he will assist her in tracing her family, but as time progresses the situation begins to look more and more hopeless.
At the bleakest point, hope is renewed and it seems likely that he will be able to help Naomi find her lost children. But at what cost to Barney? Will his acts of kindness reveal him to the people who wish him harm?
What does he do next? What can he do next?
Author Brian Godfrey has brought us a real and complex character in Barney, a man with conflicting moral imperatives.
The book is published by Matador at £8.50.
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