Sally Lockhart's Friend And Partner-in-adventure Jim Taylor Has Just Solved A Mystery. For Years He's Been Searching For Adelaide, The Little Girl Enslaved By Toothless Crone Mrs Holland In The Ruby In The Smoke. And Now He's Found Her - Just As She's About To Become A Princess. Crown Princess Of Razkavia, To Be Exact, And A Princess In Danger. Her Future Husband Is Desperate To Protect His Bride, And Employs Jim As Their Bodyguard - Razkavia's Quaint Little Streets Are Full Of Danger.