In this the follow-up to the first book 'The Reaper; Confessions of a contract killer' our beloved hitman C.C.Verdana finds himself retired and going through a great deal of personal turmoil. To help himself through it he decides to create a diary as a form of self therapy but it soon takes on a life of its own. Although he feels he made the right choice in breaking free from his former occupation as a hired killer to attempt living a sedate 'normal' family life his personal life soon crumbles amidst depression, an unexpected illness and infidelity and most of all, an insatiable craving to do...