This is an adventurous novel that tells the story of Hilary Jelicorse. After the exciting adventures of the Great War, Hilary Jelicorse is unable to settle down to the comparatively peaceful routine of the Foreign Office. He prefers to work through other channels for the Foreign Secretary, and in the book is engaged thrillingly in countering the machinations of those who would throw Europe further towards the abyss. With him is a miscellaneous assortment of people, also unable to adjust themselves to humdrum life after the hectic years of war adventure.