In Brussels Charlie becomes entangled in a three sided scheme that will see a struggling artist's paintings dramatically increase in value almost overnight.
Charlie becomes involved in a strange case of deception when an old woman seeks to re-establish contact with her daughter. What he discovers is a complex series of switches and double crosses creating an almost unsolvable crime.
In Venice Charlie becomes involved in a case when a woman is accused of murder. The police think they have an open and shut case. But Charlie is not so sure the answer is so obvious.
Charlie has to unravel the mystery of a man working as a doctor in London. Information is received suggesting he may have been a doctor in Canada convicted of murder. Charlie has to discover the truth and then decide who had the motivation to make such claims in the first place.
After knocking out his sparring partner during a bout of savate, Barry Chan is arrested for murder when the man is found dead on the gym floor. Now Charlie will need to find the real killer in order to clear his #1 son!
An extremely rare manuscript comes up for sale and Charlie becomes involved after repeated attempts to steal the document fail. It becomes obvious the ownership of the book is in doubt and many parties have a vested interest in owning it.
Charlie is called to France when the Bank of England reports that printing plates for currency have been stolen. Chan must rely on connections that go all the way back to WW2 to bring the case to a successful conclusion.