Larry Roberts is a talented artist, he has been academically trained and can copy the style and painting technique of any artist, living or dead. His friend encourages him to use his skill and craftsmanship to forge paintings of some of the great masters and to pass these off as the genuine article. Initially he does this with great success, but unwittingly gets involved with a criminal family from Ireland who purchase several of his forgeries. When they discover they have been duped they are hell bent on retribution and decide to kidnap him to exert their revenge. It soon becomes apparent that other people who have also purchased fake pictures for huge sums of money also want revenge and want to get their hands on the perpetrator of this scam. A Middle Eastern Sheikh who has parted with a vast amount of money is determined to track down the culprits. Larry Roberts becomes embroiled with lethal assassins from several countries and is eventually kidnapped and held captive and ordered to paint in return for his life. Ex Special Air Service members are recruited to hunt for Larry and free him from captivity. A rip roaring action packed story unfolds as they take on armed gunmen as they search for him in several countries.