The Final Ledger

Three days after their return from Zurich, the Grand Library of Zámek Vranov had been transformed from a battle station into an institute of historic justice. The morning sun poured through the three-story gothic skylight, illuminating the vast chamber in brilliant, crystal-clear winter daylight. Dr. Arthur Sterling, having insisted on being discharged from the Zurich clinic twenty-four hours early, sat at the head of the heavy oak refectory table, dressed…