Bűbájosok (Novellák)

In wartime Budapest a seemingly ordinary afternoon turns uncanny when a gold pocket‑watch vanishes from the narrator’s desk without a trace. The theft feels almost magical—lights flicker, the room falls silent, and the only clue is a fleeting glimpse of a gaunt, moustached worker slipping away with the prize. The narrator’s frantic search through cramped apartments and dim corridors captures the tension of a city on edge, while the mystery deepens with every unanswered question.

Determined to catch the thief, the narrator races to the repairman’s shabby workshop on the outskirts, only to find the man’s demeanor oddly detached, as if he knows more than he lets on. A visit to the police station sets a reluctant investigation in motion, and a cool‑eyed detective arrives, his sharp gaze promising both insight and danger. The story blends ordinary urban life with a hint of the inexplicable, inviting listeners to follow a puzzling trail that blurs the line between mundane crime and something far stranger.