More adventures and kidnapping for this plucky young orphan as she outwits the evil Valpurga Vilemile once again. Dimanche Diller is living happily with her newly found aunt with her evil enemy, Valpurga Vilemile, safely behind bars in prison. But Valpurga is still after Dimanche's fortune and she sends her nephew Wolfie T. Volfango to capture Dimanche and hold her for a huge ransom. Once again Dimanche's charm and wits, help her come out on top again, but not before she has made friends with her captor who is an endearing, bumbling villain who turns over a new leaf. More excitement, danger, evil plots and kidnapping. All the right ingredients for a satisfyingly exciting novel.