The story involves an Italian emigre' journalist who, while working for the Reuters News Bureau, also publishes an anti-fascist newspaper that is clandestinely distributed in Mussolini led Italy. He and his co-conspirators are constantly harassed by the Italian OVRA, secret police. He uses his connection with Reuters to pursue other anti-fascist activities that also involve the love of his life, Claudia, who is married to a German Industrialist.

Since I was traveling, I had to read in fits and spurts which may have dampened the suspense usually so evident in Furst's work. I never became bored but did not experience the usual tension I feel reading his books. The ending was also somewhat unsatisfying. It smacked of "It's about time to end this story."

Over-all I would say it's a very readable story but if you've never read Furst choose one of his other books to start.