Part I: The murders 1916-1925. Two graves and a girl to marry -- Homecoming -- A deadly flu, a fallen kingdom, a foiled plan -- "Sing, my dear boy!" -- A doctor's suspicions -- By any means, and magic -- Judge's loss -- A hasty christening -- Eight crying orphans -- Forging ahead -- Part II: The investigation 1929. Mr. Ébner's secret -- Yours anonymously (again) -- May Day festival -- "The gendarmes are here!" -- A case for Kronberg -- "Nagyrév is the hornet's nest" -- Cucumber season, no more -- An air of guilt -- Up in the loft -- The great honeypot -- Vigil -- Goose girls and open graves -- Old Man Cser -- An unburdening -- A rescue, and resolve -- A populace seethes, a prosecutor schemes -- Undercover, under bed -- One mad dash -- "Forgive the sins of those who obeyed Satan" -- Coda: Top hats and gowns, and to the gallows she goes -- The aftermath -- Postscript.
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