"When British lieutenant Charles Acland returns home from Iraq, his serious head injuries are only the outward manifestation of a profound inner change. Undergoing surgery, crippled by migraines, suspicious of his psychiatrist, he grows uncharacteristically aggressive -- particularly towards women, and specifically his ex-fiancee. Cutting all ties, Acland moves to London. Alone and unmonitored, he sinks into a quagmire of guilt and paranoia - until an outburst of murderous anger brings him to the attention of the local police."--BOOK JACKET.