Anthony Cade could hardly have expected a friend's usual errand to deliver the manuscript as intended to hurl it right into the heart of an international conspiracy. Are the memoirs of Count Stilptich really so important? And who is hiding under the name of "King Victor"? Apparently, all this is really very important - for the whole story immediately reached a terrible train of crimes . Murder, blackmail, stolen letters, the loss of the famous gem, the insidious intentions of a secret organization... All the strings lead to Chimniz, one of the old British castles, where the police are waiting for a stunning clue...