Paul Temple and his wife Steve are plunged into a maelstrom of murder, blackmail and terror in a plot which is set in a luxury liner crossing the Atlantic and moves on to a home-counties mansion, a London night-club, an unexpected visit to Amsterdam, and a house-boat on the Thames. The author has also written the TV serials The Scarf, The World of Tim, Fraser, Melissa and Bat out of Hell as well as the novels Breakaway, The Doll and Paul Temple and the Margo Mystery.