A missing child in a small Transylvanian town could spell trouble for Hungary's new revolutionary government. Another case for Ferenc Marlowe, pioneer private detective. Soon Marlowe is on an undercover mission to the Carpathian mountains, where he must contend with the local nobility, Jesuit intrigue, and woods that are full of wolves...or something worse.A dazzling blend of alternative history and detective noir, with just a dash of fairytale.