Collection of 9 short stories:
- Judith wants Simon Templar to help stop her uncle from stealing an invention of her father.
- Iris is a very bad actress. Her plays are paid for by her husband, a very bad protection racketeer.
- When Joan asks Templar for help freeing her sister from a blackmailer, they discover the sibling has been murdered.
- A dictator owns a priceless pearl necklace that is the target of more than one thief.
- A nasty criminal is plaguing an entire village in Greece until Templar travels through.
- Teresa needs the Saint to help her locate her husband in Mexico.
- The luscious Luella is the bait in a badger game that hooked Templar's friend so he sets himself up a the next sucker.
- The Saint's friend's mother has been hoodwinked into buying a fake gold mine.
- Dawn is the sleep-time dream of a bank teller who is being pursued by a couple of nasty types.