A former secret agent ,who wrote a first novel which tells the eventful adventures of his hero "Le Léopard " ,comes back to work :he has got to fight against an organization which takes him to the broader horizons of Zimbabwe ;he is reluctantly joined by another writer ,an old maid who has written tons of novels featuring her own hero Nick Denver.This character was inspired by a real life person ,who was once a true love of hers :she will meet him along the way but her virtuous gent has turned into a villain who wants to get rid of his new rival.