In this sequel to Klettin, Diana Lexington, returning to England after a long sojourn abroad, sends the indomitable Barnes and Ellis in search of KennethÑand then quickly becomes embroiled in the activities of a gang of art thieves, an Indian corporate titan who yearns to possess her and a prize filly bearing her name, and various other characters of both commendable and questionable integrity.
The result is an adventure that takes the protagonists to the Greek Islands, Paris, Karachi, and Ceylon, before the final dŽnouement in the warm waters of the Mediterranean Sea, and the happy conclusion in the small town of Skala in Patmos.