An exciting and touching tale of an Irish orphan-boy who has lived free in the streets of Lahore before setting out, with a Tibetan Lama, on a double quest. This eventually leads to enrollment in the Indian Secret Service and a thrilling climax in the Himalayas.

A larger tale of political unrest during the 19th century Afghan Wars overlays the story of forbidden love between a British army officer and an Indian princess in colonial India.