Table of Contents
Prologue The First Glimpse xi
1 Good-bye Berlin-Hello Hampstead 1
2 Granny Anna-No News from Prague 21
3 Meeting Emilie 25
4 The Call to Adventure 35
5 Return to Berlin 53
6 Crossing the Border 63
7 At the Castle Walls 69
8 Charming the Minister 75
9 The Disappearing Passports 85
10 The Opening of the Archives 95
11 My Great-Great-Grandfather-Prince August of Prussia 99
12 Gottschalk 113
13 Finding Emilie 119
14 Going to the Ball 127
15 The Assassin in the Palace and the Disappearance of Victor 133
16 The Death of the Prince 145
17 A Humble Plea 153
18 An Offer to Spy 161
19 Calling Their Bluff 171
20 The Prince in England 177
21 Visiting August 183
22 An Ally in Berlin 191
23 A Poisonous Legacy 195
24 Finding Charlotte 201
25 The Final Piece of the Puzzle 207
26 Tracking Down Isadore and Charlotte 217
27 The Vanished Palace 225
28 A Letter from the Grave 233
Epilogue Visiting Anna 239
Emilie's Plea to the King 248
Prince Wittgenstein's Reply 249
Eve's Family Tree 250
Acknowledgments 251