Philomela Nightingale and her employee, Janice McGill, take the trip of a lifetimearound the world. They fly to amazing places, stay in lovely hotels, meet fascinating people, and experience different cultures. To their horror they also become involved with kidnapping and murder. Will Philomela's observational powers and intuition enable her to help the police solve these puzzling mysteries or has she finally bitten off more than she can handle?