The battle of the cameras: Assigned to the French Riviera, M9 agent John Drake poses as wealthy playboy gambler Peter Simons to gain the trust of the mysterious secrets-peddler Mr. Kent and his associates. The beautiful Martine and martial-arts expert Genicot keep Drake on his toes, but when his cover is secretly blown, a fatal trap is set. A room in the basement: After seeing her husband kidnapped, the wife of a fellow agent appeals to Drake for help. The victim is being held in an eastern European embassy in Geneva, but the Embassy denies all knowledge of the incident. No official diplomatic action can be taken, so Drake gathers together friends who decide to take matters into their own hands. Fair exchange: A British agent, who was captured and tortured in East Germany, discharges herself from the rehabilitation hospital in London and returns to kill the man who tortured her, now a high-ranking public official. John Drake, posing as her husband, follows her trail to Europe. Fish on the hook: The controller of a network of British agents in the Middlke East, known in London only as "The Fish," is in danger of being exposed. John Drake is sent to Egypt to bring the controller back to London-- but first he has to discover "Fish's" identity! No marks for servility: An arrogant and ill-mannered international swindler rents a villa in Rome and takes an instant disliking to the "gentleman's gentleman" there-- butler John Drake. The open hostility between the two men tests Drake's self-discipline to the utmost as he investigates his new master's shady activities. Yesterday's enemies: A former British agent appears to have set up his own network of double-agents in Lebanon and Drake's mission is to find out who Brett's contacts are, and who runs the organization. Drake exposes the entire scheme but is shocked and appalled at the deadly consequences.