Morris Alfonse Whyte is unluckier than thirteen black cats, smashing mirrors with an open umbrella, under a ladder in your living room.Orphaned twice as a child, his world is turned upside down and given a good shake, following the abrupt, and somewhat bizarre, end to his latest unsuccessful date.In a fight to get his life back, he must decide whether it is a life worth fighting for, in a world where everything has been a lie, and he is the worlds greatest assassin.