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The Carpathian Assignment: The True History of the Apprehension and Death of Dracula Vlad Tepes, Count and Voivode of the Principality of Transylvania (edición 2014)
Kalvary Istvan, a retired colonel in the Royal Hungarian cavalry, takes up a post as chief of police of the Bistritz district in Transylvania in 1896. His hopes of a peaceful retirement are dashed when he learns of his predecessor's disappearance, along with his pretty young wife. A manhunt for a serial killer is also underway in the district, led by a brilliant young investigator named Gabor Kasza. Istvan and Kasza use the latest methods of scientific, deductive reasoning and the new field of psychiatry in their investigations, and eventually focus on the Roma. The mountain people of the Carpathians have a different explanation for the killings - the name "Dracula" is whispered.… (más)
The Carpathian Assignment: The True History of the Apprehension and Death of Dracula Vlad Tepes, Count and Voivode of the Principality of Transylvania por Chip Wagar
Since I wrote the book, I don't know that I should comment here except to say that I hope it provides unique entertainment for those who enjoy the vampire myth and lore. This is the back-story to Bram Stoker's original, told from the perspective of the locals. Many themes are explored here, including religion, superstition, science, racial prejudice and the dawn of psychiatry. The story unfolds against a cultural, historical backdrop of the people and region of Transylvania at the turn of the last century. I will be interested in any comments from those of you who read the book and hope you will enjoy it as much as I did writing it ... ( )
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Kalvary Istvan, a retired colonel in the Royal Hungarian cavalry, takes up a post as chief of police of the Bistritz district in Transylvania in 1896. His hopes of a peaceful retirement are dashed when he learns of his predecessor's disappearance, along with his pretty young wife. A manhunt for a serial killer is also underway in the district, led by a brilliant young investigator named Gabor Kasza. Istvan and Kasza use the latest methods of scientific, deductive reasoning and the new field of psychiatry in their investigations, and eventually focus on the Roma. The mountain people of the Carpathians have a different explanation for the killings - the name "Dracula" is whispered.
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