Joe, a grizzled Gulf War veteran grappling with feverish hallucinations and disorientation, now lives with his vulnerable mother. But Joe is also a professional assassin. And with his infernal reputation as a man of results preceding him, the specialised enforcer embarks on a bloody rescue mission when Nina, the innocent 13-year-old daughter of an ambitious New York senator, never returns home. This time, however, half-baked leads and a heavy conscience drag Joe further into the violent underworld. Now, every step brings him closer to insanity. At the end of the day, what is fantasy, and what is reality? How can Joe move on with his tangled life when he keeps running around in circles?—Nick Riganas