Tiger in the Smoke

In the cramped, rain‑slick streets of post‑war London, a group of hardened veterans has turned the remnants of their battlefield camaraderie into a makeshift street band, rehearsing in a dim cellar beneath the city’s bustling arteries. Their days are spent with battered instruments and whispered recollections of a daring raid in occupied France, a mission that ended in tragedy but left behind a tantalising promise of something lost and valuable. The atmosphere is thick with the lingering scent of gunpowder and the soft hum of a world trying to rebuild while still haunted by the echoes of conflict.

Meg Elgin is a determined woman whose recent discovery that her husband, a celebrated war hero presumed dead, might still be alive throws her into the tangled web of these former soldiers. She carries the weight of hope and uncertainty, navigating a London that feels both ordinary and charged with secret histories. Her resolve draws her close to the eclectic circle of ex‑commandos, each bearing their own scars and secret motives.

Geoffrey Leavitt enters the picture as an earnest suitor to Meg, yet his curiosity about the past and the enigmatic figures surrounding her leads him down a path far removed from ordinary civilian life. He brings a measured, almost investigative calm to the group’s volatile dynamic, his outsider perspective clashing and intertwining with the hardened resolve of those who have already seen too much.

Duds Morrison is a former soldier whose recent release from confinement adds a layer of mystery to the ensemble. His stoic silence and reluctance to reveal his story make him a compelling, if unsettling, presence among the former operatives. Alongside him, Jack Havoc—known in whispers as a ruthless survivor—has slipped through the cracks of the justice system, emerging as a figure whose ambition and obsession with the hidden legacy of the wartime raid fuel the undercurrent of tension that drives the group toward a perilous journey beyond England’s borders.

Last Updated: December 05, 2025 at 09:26