It is Yuletide during a wicked winter of deep snow and crisp ice. Enemies from Grockelheim threaten the midland kingdom. Prince Darra is kidnapped by Muroc and a great heirloom is stolen. His brothers Klaus and Jack seek for him in the wilds. Riding upon sleighs drawn by reindeer they are ambushed but evade capture and follow the trail as far as Devils Moot where they witness the sacrificial murder of Darra. Klaus and Jack are forced to flee for their lives. At a river they turn and frustrate their pursuit by setting a fire upon the bridge. Having bought some time they rush headlong into a...

When gangsters like the notorious Merkin brothers pay you to find a missing girl, you don't say no. Rick, an impoverished private detective, is drawn into a world of political intrigues, strange sexual practices and dangerous liaisons where he discovers the Merkins have the political establishment by the balls. Rick finds the girl, but the Merkins still have him on a hook as he struggles to escape from an invitation he couldn't safely refuse. Pure chance and devious allies combine to remove a serious threat to the Merkins, leaving Rick with enough evidence to turn the tables guaranteeing the...