A leányvári boszorkány: Regény

In the bustling streets of early‑twentieth‑century Budapest, Judex Mátyás runs a venerable pawn‑shop inherited from generations of modest aristocrats. A man of measured courtesy, he is accustomed to receiving the usual assortment of curiosities—iron stoves, old manuscripts, even a love diary—each item reflecting the city's eclectic life. His shop is a quiet node where the ordinary meets the uncanny, a place where the past lingers in the dust of its wooden shelves.

One crisp autumn afternoon a nervous university student arrives on a trembling horse, demanding that the animal itself be taken as collateral. The peculiar pledge turns the routine of the pawn‑shop into a legal labyrinth, as Judex weighs ancient customs against the absurdity of a living pledge. The encounter hints at deeper rumors of a mysterious “Leányvári witch,” a legend that begins to stir curiosity among the town’s residents. As Judex contemplates the horse’s fate, the story opens a doorway to a world where folklore and everyday commerce intertwine.