Trackin' Drac'

Ooh, what a lovely book. If only I had discovered it in October. And be warned for some reason, when reading this book I was possessed to get Indian food, and Thai food, and well, really just good spicy ethnic dishes...

The book is The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova. It has gotten a bunch of great press, and it deservedly so. The story is superficially about the search for Dracula, alive and well and walking amongst us. He doesn't cause so much havoc as you might expect, being confined to Europe and making most of victims librarians and historians. But still...

The story is a great travelogue of foreign countries, and time weaves in and out. It blends wonderful gothicness with a well-thought-out mystery and features endearing characters that you actually care about and want to succeed. And that is difficult when it is so compelling to root for the sexy and powerful vampire. Not this time.

Get it. Enjoy it. But maybe wait for October when it will be more delicious. And have some good food on hand...