The year is 1943. Wartime. Murdo is suspicious of the whisky smuggling he is involved in with Hector, an old rogue of a fisherman. Then one night he discovers the contents of the crates and his suspicions are confirmed!

Suddenly Murdo is plunged headlong into a deep and dangerous adventure of national proportions. In a deadly hunt across Scotland's harshest terrain in the depths of winter, Murdo's strength is tested to the limit. Can he outwit the enemy before Operation Flood-Tide is set in motion?

Murdo's War is an exciting story of guns, boat and car chases, evasion and mountain pursuit. Most of all it is about one boy's resourcefulness and determination...to survive!