The adventure begins …

Giles, an A-list agent for the Arts Ministry of Her Majesty's Government, gloomily prepares for his last assignment; to 'retrieve' an antiquity coveted by a volatile splinter group intent on political blackmail and worldly destruction.

Aided by his brilliant amoral Runner, Mike, they will follow the trail. Helped by associates such as the handsome secretive British officer Christian, and the unlikely alliance of a Master Fly, they will attempt to outrun their enemies. The main adversary being the cunning agent Georges, commissioned by the splinter group to attain the antiquity.

Crossing the landscapes of London, war-torn Eastern Europe, Spain, Italy and Egypt, Giles and Georges finally meet their destinies with a battle upon the face of the monumental statue of King Ramukan II on the banks of the Nile.

An adventure filled with unforgettable characters; the beautiful, tough negotiator Thursday, Ronnie, a good-hearted American musician shaped like an Elephant Seal and Grace, the drink-ruined mother. We also meet an immortal Master Fly intent on world domination and forger and garotte expert, Perry (fellow member with the Giles of the Soho club, Mellstocks). Lastly there is seventeen year old Tala, our heroine, who proves finally that love will conquer all …