David Beckett's problems were much of his own making. Reckless, impatient, attractive to women, but surprisingly naïve, he finds himself agreeing to take a gang of criminals and a stolen load of gold bullion from England to Tangiers aboard his ocean-going yacht.
To complicate things further, David finds himself torn between his ex-wife, his current gold-digging girlfriend, and the lovely Shirley Penny with whom he is about to fall in love … all whilst playing off a rival gang – and the man from Special Branch, Richard Beatty.