From the moment Helga Rolfe the elegant wife of one of the richest tycoons picks up a gum-chewing boy young enough to be her son events jump back and skid through a series of 180-degree turns. Games of bluff and counter bluff quickly develop into a dangerous and deadly battle and as the action hots up Chase weaves a fast-moving story of blackmail intrigue and extortion with a hair-raising climax.