The Historian by ELIZABETH KOSTOVA

Published 2nd February 2006 £6.99 (RRP)

‘This summer’s publishing sensation’

FINANCIAL TIMES

‘a poised and adventurous debut’

SUNDAY TIMES

‘This literary thriller is a page-turner with brains’

DAILY MAIL

THE HISTORIAN emerged as the breakaway hit of last summer, not only a top ten bestseller for five weeks but the fastest-selling debut novel of 2005.

Elizabeth’s Kostova’s novel is an atmospheric and enthralling thriller drawn from one of the most enduring and bloodiest legends; that of Vlad Tepes, the real Count Dracula. A young girl browsing in her historian father’s library discovers an old book featuring the image of a huge dragon and the word “Drakulya”. Her father, Paul, is initially evasive, but gradually she learns that there have been years of research into a centuries-old enigma: the unknown location of the tomb Vlad Tepes is buried in, though perhaps not resting in peace. Paul’s mentor, Bartolomeo Rossi is deeply fascinated by Dracula, but when he suddenly disappears, the hunt is on to find out his whereabouts and the truth about Vlad the Impaler.

This sophisticated suspense novel is guaranteed to keep every reader caught up in a world of brilliant scholars, lost lovers, mysterious books and exotic perilous journeys.

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