You might think that retiring to a little mountain village in rural France would result in a quiet life, but Richard and Emma Hugh, formerly of MI5 1/2, and their friend Leandre Durand, formerly of French secret services, are not finding it so.

There are suspicious characters living on a boat on the lake. There are tourists all around. There are children and grandchildren to keep up with. Durand's son-in-law suspects he has human traffickers staying at his hotel. This is just for starters.

All this is happening while they are facing up to their past and questioning how to go forward. Not being a credentialed agent with special privileges is hard enough, when that is pretty much all you have ever been. But this following Jesus adventure that they've embarked on in old age is more of a ride than they ever imagined, especially after they decide to ditch their worldly weapons so they can fight - and live - more like the early Christians.