Declan Wilder, a veteran reporter for The Daily Capital newspaper, falls victim to a plot of grand deception. Set up from day one, Declan is manipulated, bullied and blackmailed by MI7 - the purveyors of propaganda since World War I - to report world events. But are the stories true or simply fake news? People do whatever it takes to gain the advantage and profit by deceit. A black dye that absorbs the entire visible spectrum of light is stolen and its inventor murdered. Reflected light . and colour . is denied to your senses. Your brain is confused, unable to determine what rightly appears before your eyes.

Objects are disfigured and unrecognisable. A deadly recipe that distorts reality is a must-have weapon for extremists, political adversaries or irrational individuals operating in the corridors of political power or lurking on the streets of our great cities. Take your enemy's sight away and you control the rules of engagement. How will the dye's formula be used, for what purpose and to what end? And who are the Black Phantoms that terrify London? Driven to save his reputation and career, Declan Wilder embarks on a plan to unravel the chain of lies and trickery, and discover the truth. Above all else, he must protect the woman he loves at all costs for she is at the very heart of a conspiracy that is spiralling out of control.