'The Talion' is a crime novel set primarily in the United Kingdom, which examines the idea of vengeance. Struggling to survive the loss of his daughter, David Cross' life is transformed at a reclusive Buddhist monastery in Sri Lanka. Returning to the United Kingdom, he embarks on a crusade to rescue abducted children and kill their abductors. A Scottish policeman views David not as a hero but as a killer and seeks to bring him to justice. That changes...