In newsreels filmed during a fire in an Austrian village, Vanessa March sees her husband Lewis. She is shocked because Lewis has just sent her a postcard from Stockholm, where he is supposedly on company business. Why is her husband lying to her and what exactly is he doing in Austria? Trying to find answers to these questions, Vanessa comes to Austria, but only new mysteries await her there. She realizes that there is some kind of huge secret in her husband's life. Mary Stewart is one of the most famous writers in the world. Her books sell millions of copies. M. Stewart's novels amazingly combine an intellectual detective story and a romantic story.