Mikó Csaba - A mutatványos

A pickpocket turned showman. A revolutionary turned archaeologist. And a girl who tangles threads.

Pest, 1847. Hot summer evening. While the rich have fun at a party, in the background the Austrian secret police, the Hungarian political leaders and the group of thieves-turned-Shadows are racing against time. The stake: Hungary's independence.
An archaeologist found the tomb of the Hun king Attila. If the relic falls into the hands of Lajosé Kossuth, the freedom struggle will immediately break out. If, on the other hand, the Austrians get it, the Hungarians' hope for freedom will be lost forever.
András Zólyomi, who lives a carefree life as a showman among the rich, suddenly becomes the key figure in an investigation full of intrigues and conspiracies. The puzzles left behind by the archaeologist
accompanied by his ex-love, Lili, he travels through the whole of Hungary at that time, and during the treasure hunt
they also shed light on a fateful secret.

In Csaba Mikó's crime fiction with steampunk elements, all historical characters, locations and events are real. The novel is an alternative explanation of the events before the outbreak of the revolution.