The American con artist and tour guide Rydal meets the elegant couple Chester and Colette MacFarland in Athens. The beautiful blonde reminds him of his unhappy first love, and as Rydal becomes increasingly infatuated with her, Chester pulls him into a whirlwind of crime. When they are tracked down, the three flee across Crete and Marseille to Paris, where their fate ultimately catches up with them. A novel about jealousy, betrayal, murder, and the desperate search for happiness.