The Padded Cell

When his oldest friend is found dead in questionable circumstances, Madison Addison is persuaded out of his self-satisfied existence of indolence and measured drinking to investigate. He soon finds himself immersed in the murky world of government intrigue that encompasses the vicious murder of a beautiful young woman, conspiracies involving shadowy agencies brokering illicit deals for political expediency, and a notorious drug trafficker with a unique trading advantage.

The plot shifts between the streets of London and Dublin to the teahouses of Islamabad and the banks of the icy Bosphorous as Madison Addison and his accomplices find themselves pitted against a cast of unsavoury gangsters and international confidence tricksters.