After the war with Napoleon, gentlemen who risked themselves for years in His Majesty's secret service can finally return to peaceful life. Everyone except Ian Maddox. A merciless hunt opens up for him. But who is behind the hired killers? And where does this desire to get rid of Maddox come from? His investigation leads him to the home of Lady Juliana, an exiled princess of a tiny Pyrenean kingdom where the interests of France and Spain collide. Is it possible that the lovely girl, who at first sight captured Ian’s heart and seemed to respond to his feelings with all the fervor of her first love, wished for his death?..