Vanessa March, two years married and very much in love, is propelled to Vienna by a shocking discovery. In her charge is young Timothy Lacy, who also has urgent problems to solve.
But what promises to be no more than a delicate personal mission turns out to involve the security forces of three countries, two dead men, a circus and its colourful personnel and the famous white stallions of Vienna.
Read MoreFrom opening to finale, this zestful romantic adventure grips, amuses, frightens and delights - Sunday TelegraphMary Stewart is magic - New York TimesShe set the bench mark for pace, suspense and romance - with a great dollop of escapism as the icing - Elizabeth BuchanA comfortable chair and a Mary Stewart: total heaven. I'd rather read her than most other authors. - Harriet Evans