The Saint, who sometimes travels under the name of Simon Templar, collides with the weirdest group of sinister characters he's ever met, including a mysterious European psychiatrist, a monstrous glandular fread, and a peculiar lady poet. Something sinister linked them all together, and the Saint had to find out what it was. The Key might be the suave shrink. Then again, it might be Avalon Dexter, the sexy singer with the sincere smile....and a gift for getting Simon Templar tangles up in the murderous riddle.