A Violent Man (The Story of Thomas Flynn)

Thomas Flynn is a legendary swordsman and compulsive barroom brawler with a fearsome reputation and wise-cracking sense of humour. He works as a doorman at the Lazy Rat, a rough and tumble inn with a violent clientele, where beer-soaked free-for-alls are the nightly event.When he is seduced to a new inn with an even worse reputation - the Dog and Duck - he is seriously hurt in a duel, but patched up by a beautiful female doctor who falls madly in love with him. Unfortunately, the young doctor has another suitor, an evil murdering thug who rules Nottingham with an iron hand.When Thomas' close friend is murdered, he finds a new purpose in life: to restore order where there is none. But as, one by one, he rids Nottingham of thugs, thieves and murderers; he incurs the wrath of their employer - the notorious baron, Ozhan.