The adventures of Rafael le Marre and his friends continue. Catherine Ayre and her cousin Giles come to Letzenstein in the summer of 1849. Raf is settled in Xandeln with a crowd of orphans-but Giles, at least, is not impressed with his unconventional ways. After a terrorist bombing in which the Grand Duke is thought to be killed, Julius Varenshalt tries to take political control. Catherine, and even Giles, fear for Raf’s life-and indeed it has never more precariously hung in the balance.

Original Book: 220 pages

This is the third book in the Letzenstein Chronicles. The first book in the series is The Crystal Snowstorm.  The second in the series is Following the Phoenix. The fourth book in the series is The Rose and Crown.