The Faberge Eye — Ronald Griffin

In an attempt to rescue his great aunt Josephine from a monastery in Honpour India. Art student Benjamin Bart resorts to posing nude for a (bent) retired major. Realizing he is caught up in a sinister porn ring, makes a quick getaway with the major's glass eye created for him by the famous Russian artist Faberge'. The 'eye' manifests disaster for everyone in its wake, except Benjamin. With several deaths on his hands and to escape detection, Ben impersonates a Russian countess. More disaster confronts him when his ship to India mysteriously sinks. Ben finds solace in his French steward Maurice who agrees to act as husband until they finally reach Bombay. During the second voyage Ben (now Olga) finds himself caught up in a German spy ring and witness to a murder. On reaching Bombay, Ben is handsomely rewarded for his exposure of the German spies. In a final search for his great aunt Josephine, leads to strange and dire circumstances