Valentine's Day 1939

A body found in the hold of a Norwegian cargo ship ignites Det. Sgt. Jack Ireland's investigation of a lifetime. A case the deputy chief of the Saint John Police Department considers open and shut matter he warns Ireland to leave alone. But Jack Ireland was never one to merely follow orders.

That's the trouble with Ireland—he has his own unique methods of unraveling a twisted intrigue involving foreign nationals—both hostile and friendly—on Atlantic Canadian soil. Who can Ireland trust, and what is going on under the cover of National Security?