In the novel Traitor, it’s all about hiding and escaping capture. The characters, 17 year old Danny Watts, and his ex-SAS grandfather, Fergus Watts, are avoiding capture and probable execution by British MI6. Fergus Watts was a deniable operator in the drug wars in Columbia. However, he supposedly "switched sides" for the money, and was captured by Columbian forces. He was imprisoned, but escaped and returned to England to find solidarity. But luck wasn’t on his side, and his grandson ratted him out. Now one of the few people who knew Fergus was a deniable operator, he must join his grandfather’s quest to stay hidden.
Danny has never experienced such thrills in his entire life combined, so he makes little mistakes that compromise their cover. However, Fergus usually corrects him. That is, until he gets captured. It will be up to Danny and his companions to free his imprisoned grandfather. Danny has picked up skills along the road and they suit him for the purpose he needs them most. His companions, on the other hand, do not know these skills. One is scared senseless, while the other is bent on going in with Danny. His grandfather was deemed dangerous simply because he had SAS knowledge and that the man trying to eliminate him, was his former officer who never liked him anyhow. That officer became the head of MI6, Britain’s secret service. He knows that he is a traitor but, as anyone would, he doesn’t want to be discovered. Fergus wants to expose this criminal but is meeting stiff resistance in his struggle to do so.
This novel represents how cruel people can be in their greedy quests for power and money. The MI6 leader has mowed down people in his path who could’ve exposed him as a traitor to England. Now, he is on the final hunt for the last man who knows what he has done. He must stop Fergus from making contact with the media or else he’s done for. It is in human nature to have greed, but it is natural in society to suppress this emotion. Many people in history are infamous for not controlling this greed. Hitler in WWII thought he could take on the world, but this did not turn out for him. Fincham, the MI6 leader, may have the same outcome. His quest for power could come to an end because he relied on other people to do his dirty work.
Fergus and Danny try desperately to gain their freedom and expose the true traitor. But MI6 has a multitude of agents, and it’s only Danny and Fergus on the other side. They encounter tight situations and highly trained and experienced personnel. Their relentless drive toward their goal proves there loyalty to their country by going to lengths only the insane would reach for. The dynamic duo loves their country, but there is more than one man behind the throne.
