Joszef Kiraly was born a lord in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and he died one in war . . . . but in a world where vampires, shape-shifters and loup-garou move freely in the highest circles, death can be only the beginning. A hundred years later, he makes his unliving and amuses himself by solving crimes, great and small and sometimes even ones that appear out of nowhere. En route via the night train from Vienna to Cherbourg, Joszef expects nothing...