Mission to Monte Carlo

Craig Vandervelt, handsome son of the richest man in America is begged by his cousin, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the British ForeignSecretary, to undertake a secret mission in the most flamboyantprincipality in Europe - Monte Carlo.Intrigued by the factthat one of Britain?s top agents in India, the reclusive but respected Randall Sare, has disappeared without a trace, Craig agrees once more to use his playboy status as a mask to find out what is reallyhappening.Craig is also told to beware of a beautiful RussianCountess suspected of being a spy. Young, glamorous and continually in the company of Lord Neasdon, a newcomer to the Foreign Office, she is suspected of using her charms to lure Neasdon into inadvertently give her information regarding the British interests inTibet.Moving amongst Europe?s elite and the beauties of theBeau Monde in the gambling houses of Monte Carlo, Craig is soon drawninto danger and treachery, which threatens the delicate politicalsituation between Britain and Russia. But as he uncovers each secret,moving ever nearer to the centre of the plot, he discovers somethinghe never expected to find ? true love.