Midwinter Nightingale

Dido and Simon are in danger in this new addition to the Wolves Chronicles. Dido back in England from America is almost instantly kidnapped and taken to a derelict mansion surrounded by a deadly moat. The evil baron residing there who is also a werewolf wants desperately to know where King Dick is hidden. For the king is dying and the evil baron wants to put his own demented son on the throne. Meanwhile Simon is with the ailing king. Not only does King Dick want Simon to paint a portrait of him and his family but Simon is also next in line for the throne. However they do need to find the coronet for the ceremony that will crown Simon. Though the coronet is rumored to be in the derelict mansion where Dido is imprisoned no one can find it. Its one cliffhanging hair-raising chapter after another in this tongue-in-cheek devilishly delicious adventure. From the Hardcover edition.