mysterio da estrada de Cintra

Misterio da Estrada de Cintra, written by José Maria de Eça de Queirós in the late 19th century, is a mystery novel that begins with the kidnapping of a doctor and his writer friend by masked men on the Sintra road. They are taken to a mysterious house where a foreign corpse is found, and the kidnappers seek confirmation of the man's death from the doctor. The plot thickens with the arrival of a young character, A.M.C., who unravels the mystery surrounding the events.