In those places in this world where intrigue and danger go hand in hand, where death and disaster are the rewards of weakness, in such places will be found a man named Jordon...

As Rocky Jordan and Tony Sherwood prepare to land at Istanbul airport on their return from a trip to Cairo they do not know that Rocky's enemy Trifflis has returned to Istanbul before them and entered the Cafe Tambourine and force Ollie to let him into the store room. Hidden in that storeroom are many thousands of dollars worth of valuables acquired by Rocky Jordan and his men when they robbed Trifflis and his partner Shardis of the loot they brought in to Turkey by escaping war criminals.

Trifflis having failed to kill Rocky in an assassination attempt in Cairo has returned to make one more desperate attempt to recover his valuables.