"Queen Marie had beguiled the Paris Peace Conference into returning her adopted country's long-lost provinces, and with them, her country's standing on the world stage. A grateful people have gifted their queen with Bran Castle, an ancient structure overlooking the border between Romania and its newly regained territory of Transylvania. When a dark and ageless threat lurking in the castle prompts Queen Marie to call on Mary Russell and Sherlock Holmes, they are as dubious as they are reluctant. But surely it won't take long to shine light on this unlikely case of what would seem to be vampires?"--
Laurie R. King.
