The True History is known as the "Count Dracula"

In the summer of 1996, a group of tourists visiting Romania contemplated a strange event: in the middle of the sunny summer afternoon, suddenly began to snow, but only about 25 square meters of land, right in the place where it says that, for five centuries, the Turks slaughtered to Vlad Tepes, better known as Dracula.
If he had such shocking news data, the U.S. would not have hesitated Elizabeth Kostova the Historian inclusion in a thrilling novel starring real students seeking Tomb of Dracula.
The plot of The Historian revolves around disturbing questions: What if the historical figure of Vlad Tepes had really become a vampire? What if he were still alive five centuries after his death? Stalked, yet attracted by an evil force that pursues those who approach the truth, Kostova's characters make a journey hypnotic and macabre. An adventure, not without blood, garlic and fangs, in which everyone, without exception, are vulnerable. This unique odyssey leads them to an investigation by former popular songs, books and manuscripts, as well as around the Balkan geography, brilliantly described by the author. Literary novels certainly debtors as Dracula or year of Dracula, Kim Newman, but why not detract nor originality historian.