On this particular night Commander George Gideon has to deal with a couple of psychopaths. There's also an explosive gang war in the offing. Can Scotland Yard's finest deal with such a nightmarish scenario, with what would ordinarily be months of time consuming police work crammed into just one night?

Gideon’s day is a busy one. He balances family commitments with solving a series of seemingly unrelated crimes from which a plot nonetheless evolves and a mystery is solved. One of the most senior officers within Scotland Yard, his analytical brain and sense of fairness is respected by colleagues and villains alike.

The National Gallery has high security, but a painting is nevertheless stolen. Gideon of Scotland Yard knows of only a few thieves who could pull this off. However, one turns up dead and an art dealer's daughter is kidnapped and a counterfeiting ring moves into town. Clearly, Gideon is facing something both major and mysterious . . .

First a day, then a week, now a night of master detective Commander George Gideon is filled with murder and mayhem. From a baby snatcher to gang war, there is more than enough trouble to keep Gideon busy--all night long.

Borgman is a big man who has money and influential friends. Gideon knows he killed his wife, but can he prove it? How is he to break through the power wielded by this serious adversary and deal with all of the other problems that crop up? And will the press and the court spare him?

Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard has to deal successively with news of a mass murderer, a depraved maniac, and the deaths of a family in an arson attack on an old building south of the river. This leaves little time for the crisis developing at home.

The underworld inhabits the Thames, but Scotland Yard's finest detective is never far behind them . . . A dropped package puts him on the trail of an international diamond smuggling operation which uses it as its entry point. Further complications arise during a display of furs and jewels, but danger comes from an unexpected quarter.