The third part of the historical bestselling novel series "The Wandering Apothecary" set in the 18th century features a young brave heroine in an exciting time, by the bestselling duo Iny Lorentz! Thuringia, 1723: In Schwarzburg-Friedrichsthal, everyone expects the imminent death of the young Count Friedrich. Out of sheer desperation, his grandmother has the wandering apothecary Klara kidnapped and demands that she care for the boy's health. As Klara and her family are threatened with punishment and expulsion if she refuses or fails, she takes on the responsibility for the nine-year-old. Klara quickly realizes that she has stumbled into a nest of vipers, where many have an interest in the young Friedrich's death. It becomes a struggle against a stubborn boy, unwilling servants, and deadly intrigues.