A middle-aged diplomat is accosted in an airport lounge and his identity stolenSir Stafford Nyes journey home from Malaya to London takes an unexpected twist in the passenger lounge at Frankfurt a young woman confides in him that someone is trying to kill her.Yet their paths are to cross again and again and each time the mystery woman is introduced as a different person. Equally at home in any guise in any society she draws Sir Stafford into a game of political intrigue more dangerous than he could possibly imagine.In an arena where no-one can be sure of anyone, Nye must do battle with a well-armed, well-financed, well-trained and invisible enemy