An homage to Dumas' 'The Count of Monte Cristo,' 'Mathias Sandorf' is an action-packed adventure story, complete with coded messages, secret identities, island adventure, and a mysterious villain hellbent on revenge. It kicks off with a pair of petty criminals, Zirone and Sarcany, unwittingly uncovering a plan to free Hungary from the grip of the Hasburg empire. Packed with detail about the Mediterranean locations our less-than-scrupulous heroes visit, 'Mathias Sandorf' is a fitting tribute to one of Verne's literary heroes.-