The Blood Countess by Andrei Codrescu

The Blood Countess

Andrei Codrescu

453 pages first pub 1995 (editions)

fiction historical horror dark medium-paced
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Andrei Codrescu, NPR commentator and journalist, has written a fascinating first novel based on the life of his real-life ancestor, Elizabeth Bathory, the legendary Blood Countess. Codrescu expertly weaves together two stories in this neo-gothic w...

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