Countless books have been written over time about one of history’s most infamous fiends—Dracula. The Historian adds one more to this collection. Author Elizabeth Kostova puts a unique spin on this modern revival of an ancient evil. A motherless American girl living in Europe discovers a package of suspicious old letters that sends her on a quest to unveil her father’s hidden past. A relationship between Dracula and her father and other outrageous developments intertwine in this gripping novel about fate, evil and the past.

Kostova attended Yale University and holds an MFA from the University of Michigan. The Historian is published by Little, Brown and Co.