A chance encounter in a belfast car park puts a dent in dr nelson's beloved 'p'n'j' mercedes. but when an attractive dark-haired young woman steps out of the other car, his credulity is more than dented. it's blown apart, and so is his comfortable life as a haematologist. the girl's the spitting image of nelson's long lost love, rita, a fellow medic who went to america and was confirmed dead in a car crash. soon, nelson's brains and his training as a para are called into play, as he discovers what really happened to rita. he flies to california to meet the men responsible - drug barons paco and raimondo garcia - and the action swings to mexico and a spectacular showdown at the garcia ranch. nelson's shooting skills, and his smart work with a swordstick, prove vital to the outcome, as do his para friend, col. watson, and a street-hardened semtex handler called seamus murphy. but is rita still alive in all this mayhem? read sam samson's beautifully paced thriller and discover another side to 'friends reunited'.