Lost in the middle of an ocean Modesty Blaise rescues Luke Fletcher, one of Britain's greatest artists and discovers the nest of evil that is Dragon's Claw. On the island of Dragon's Claw Sam Solon, an Australian newspaper tycoon with an inferiority complex about his lack of knowledge of art, has kidnapped the world's leading art experts and keeps them prisoner to admire his collection of stolen art treasures. As usual ingenuity and resourcefulness help Modesty and Willie win the day as they construct a hang-glider to escape Dragon's Claw and lull Solon's remaining men into a trap.