Bernard Kramer, having survived the attentions of 'The Sagittarius Ring', is drawn into a new adventure.His doctor, who is also an old friend, tells of his cousin, Henry Trowbridge, a middle-aged and unadventurous man who suddenly flew abroad for the first time without warning, only to die in a car crash on the island of Tenerife. But Doctor Faulkner is far from convinced that the incinerated body is that of his cousin, and has good reason for his doubts.So who would fake the death of such a man, and why?And is Trowbridge still alive, somewhere?Kramer's interest is aroused and he agrees to make preliminary enquiries, but when these result in an attempt on his life he knows that someone has a lot to hide.He follows the trail to Tenerife, where he is hunted by ruthless killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets.