It's Christmas Eve and Sexton Blake has one more client before the holiday. But when he discovers not only has him nemesis Madame Dulk returned but that millionaire patron Frank Ellaby is again missing revels must wait. A mad rogue, a mysterious princess and a venerable star-gazer face off against Blake. He partner Parisian Jules Gervaise disappears as events spin beyond Blake's control. Includes a new novel based on the original, a reprint the 1893 novel and illustrations, and an informative introduction.