Lomart is a violent criminal who is serving a long sentence. His wife is free and has been having an affair. One day, during a visit, she confesses that she's pregnant - a fact that Lomart cannot live with. He breaks out of jail with his cellmate, with just one intention........to gun down his wife! A tale of betrayal and revenge. Made into a film starring Oliver Reed in 1972.

A dark alley, a stationary car, a gunshot... and the London police officer Toms is lying seriously injured on the street. Immediately his colleagues of Scotland Yard start a large-scale search to find the perpetrator. But when they finally find some important clues, the most difficult is yet to start: finding the evidence. Only one question seems valid: "What should be done about criminals whose guilt is known but whom the law cannot touch?"

The opening of this book, where police officer Toms is getting assaulted, has a lot of potential. Sadly enough, none of these possibilities have been explored in the further development of this rather plain story. It reads almost like a boring police report. Characterisations of the main figures are nowhere to be found, apart from some dry factual descriptions. The revengeful ending is a real bummer and has nothing to do with the story-line.