Trying to keep the peace between Mrs. Hoffman, the schools Hungarian cook, and Mrs Zemmel, the German house mother, requires some delicate diplomacy. But when two students disappear under mysterious circumstances, all personal differences are set aside as everyone pulls together to help find the missing girls. Mrs Lanfgeld notifies the local police, while Etty, anxious to prove herself, tries to solve the mystery on her own. Soon she finds herself in over her head, as a nefarious kidnapping plot unfolds.

In this exciting novel, Eva Vogiel once again demonstrates her superb writing skills, weaving Torah lessons into an action-packed mystery that keeps the reader guessing from beginning to end. The exuberant heroine and the many unusual characters that populate this book are all realistically portrayed, and the complex plot is full of surprises.