Collection of 14 short stories:
- At a racetrack, two con men pick the wrong patsy for their scam - Simon Templar.
- The swindler specializing in Middle East oil stock scams did not know his new secretary is Patricia Holm, girlfriend of the Saint.
- A friend of Templar has fallen victim to a con about a new form of helicopter and the Saint wants to get even.
- Inspector Teal is given the job of safeguarding a crown made for a foreign prince.
- An unscrupulous land developer is using nasty tactics to force a friend of Templar to sell his ancestral home.
- A trucking company is forcing its drivers to push themselves and an innocent cyclist loses his life because of it.
- Templar's friend has written a book but the publisher steals the proceeds.
- A British politician is found dead and Teal looks into it with Templar's help.
- Templar is hired to kidnap a forger and bringing back to England for a shot-gun wedding.
- Templar makes the mistake of getting between two swabbling brothers over their father's will.
- An interesting scam involving trees in Brazil attracts Templar's attention.
- Naughty photographs are being sold and people hurt when Templar decides to get involved.
- Teal and Templar are again working somewhat together on a case involving a man who loved playing with toys
- A con man claims he can make diamonds in his bathtub. Templar cannot resist checking it out.