Jack Colby, car detective, is commissioned to buy a dream car from an earl, but finds himself racing into serious danger.The once-notorious cabaret singer Adora Ferne guards a private treasure trove of twelve classic Jaguar cars, but hankers over the one that is missing. Enter Jack Colby: Adoras manager Danny Carter has commissioned him to buy the thirteenth dream car from its owner, the Earl of Storrington.When a murder follows the earls rejection of an offer, Jack is determined to find out whether there is a link between that and the twelve Jaguars. But the path to the killer divides: does the truth lie amongst the secrets of Adoras past or much closer to home? Speeding along the route hes certain will lead to the answer, Jack rushes headlong into danger.