October 26, 2022
The Dead Travel Fast by Deanna Raybourn
Orphaned following the death of her grandfather, Theodora Lestrange is a 23 year old spinster living in Edinburgh with her sister and her husband and their five children. Theodora does have a suitor, but rather than entering a life of domesticity, what she really wants is to travel and write a novel. When a school friend invites her to come and stay at her family's castle in Rumania, Theodora jumps at the chance to leave Scotland and her sister's house and have an adventure.
I have enjoyed the author's other books, and while I'm not much of a romance reader, this is a good choice for the Halloween season. It is much different than her other books, much more a traditional gothic novel with castles and legends and a mysterious count, all set in Transylvania. The story pays homage to both Dracula and Northanger Abbey. It does have kind of a racy cover.
Castle in Transylvania
