Historical · Horror
The Historian
A teenage girl finds an old book and a bundle of letters in her father's library, and learns he has been hunting Dracula's tomb for decades. She follows his trail across Europe and into the past.
- First published
- 2005
- Pace
- slow
- Length
- long
- Format
- Standalone
Read this if you like scholarly, atmospheric chase stories through old libraries and ruined monasteries.
Skip this if you want constant scares; the book prefers slow dread and travel description.
The feel
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