"For the young Kate Walker, an ambitious lawyer, the Voralberg acquisition seemd like a textbook case - a quick stopover to buy out an old automaton factory, then straight back home to New York... Deep in the Alpine valleys of Valadilene, Kate uncovers an even deeper secret which sets her on the trail of the inventor-genius Hans Voralberg. Cascading through remote towns and villages from western to eastern Europe, Kate encounters a host of incredible characters, throwing all she knew and understood into a whirlwind of confusion... How could she have imagined her life would be turned upside down?"