Simon Templar doesn't mean to start trouble, but how can he help responding to it when it falls into his lap?
There's a murky tale of blackmail at a candy convention; a chance to turn the tables on an unscrupulous real-estate broker; a confidence trickster with a keen grasp of maths; a scientific invention that is too good to be true; some respectable ladies with a secret to be kept; and a criminal lawyer who's perhaps too close to the criminals he represents.
In this collection of six stories, the fireworks go off with a bang!