Alex and Hooten find themselves in Bhutan on the hunt for the only scroll rumoured to have been written by Buddha himself. When Hooten finds himself in grave danger he reveals details about his past, and we meet Ed, Alex’s fiancé.

Inspired by Alex’s adventure’s, Ella decides to track down the Queen of Sheba’s lost treasure while on holiday. However, things don’t go quite to plan and Alex goes to great lengths to help her when she finds herself in danger and begs Hooten to aid her.

Desperate to escape the pressures that the wedding preparations bring, Alex is eager to help Hooten who finds himself stuck in a Russian prison while searching for a lost Fabergé egg. Along the way she confronts her nemesis, while Hooten meets up with his mentor.