Miles Stanborn is an ex-something or other, though his job included more than spying, most people would call him a spy. Now that he's retired, achy, battle scarred, and older, he's pretty much a grumpy old fart, until he discovers something that makes him feel decent again. It's not the sexy broad that comes knocking on his door, though he wishes for a tumble with her, she brings him a crazy case.