âA swashbuckling adventure.â âBooklist
âA rollicking Indiana Jones flick with a female lead.â âBCCB
The Last Magician meets A Gentlemanâs Guide to Vice and Virtue in this thrilling, âbreathlessâ (Kirkus Reviews) tale filled with magic and set in the mysterious Carpathian Mountains where a girl must hunt down Vlad the Impalerâs cursed ring in order to save her father.
Some legends never dieâĶ
Traveling with her treasure-hunting father has always been a dream for Theodora. Sheâs read every book in his library, has an impressive knowledge of the worldâs most sought-after relics, and has all the ambition in the world. What she doesnât have is her fatherâs permission. That honor goes to her fatherâs nineteen-year-old protÃĐgÃĐâand once-upon-a-time love of Theodoraâs lifeâHuck Gallagher, while Theodora is left to sit alone in her hotel in Istanbul.
Until Huck returns from an expedition without her father and enlists Theodoraâs help in rescuing him. Armed with her fatherâs travel journal, the reluctant duo learns that her father had been digging up information on a legendary and magical ring that once belonged to Vlad the Impalerâmore widely known as Draculaâand that it just might be the key to finding him.
Journeying into Romania, Theodora and Huck embark on a captivating adventure through Gothic villages and dark castles in the misty Carpathian Mountains to recover the notorious ring. But they arenât the only ones who are searching for it. A secretive and dangerous occult society with a powerful link to Vlad the Impaler himself is hunting for it, too. And they will go to any lengthsâincluding murderâto possess it.