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<p><strong>A lushly written dream-like modern gothic with as many dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcome to the family. - Paul Tremblay bestselling author of <em>Survivor Song</em></strong></p><p>After a DNA test reveals that Alberta Bert Monte is the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps she leaves New York to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle a centuries-old compound isolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance however soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacy of her family: the truth about the abandoned village at the base of the castle; the whispers of stolen children; and the rumors of a legendary monster in the mountains. As Bert unravels the truth she learns that her true inheritance lies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures but in her very genes and now she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping or abandoning it forever.</p><p><strong>Vivid and uncanny...makes the most of Trussoni's signature blend of science myth and mystery. </strong><strong>--Deborah Harkness bestselling author of <em>A Discovery of Witches</em></strong></p><p><strong>Inventive and entertaining. -- <em>People</em></strong></p><p><strong>A Gothic Extravaganza. </strong><strong><em>--Kirkus </em></strong></p>