Mystery. Thriller. Adventure. Espionage. Navy helicopters. Sail boating. Lost treasure. Southern California, France, 1995. Reluctant hero Roger Shepherd, widowed and torn by guilt over an affair, returns to Paris to find his city of romance a sinister place of danger. Pursuing clues to stolen gold bullion, Roger stumbles into confrontations with Phillip, a charming thief of a vastly greater crime-syndicate lode, and a cold-blooded killer.