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The Dead Travel Fast

Richard Tate (1971)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy
Age groupAdult 18+
Content ratingPG-13
Pages (Standard (250-400))
Setting
CSM age16
Goodreads3.5
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Content levels

ViolenceMild
Sexual contentModerate
LanguageNone

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Positive tags

AdventureSlow BurnSwoonyMystery

Hero archetypes

AristocratMysterious HeroRake

Heroine archetypes

Outspoken HeroineSpinster (Historical)Fish out of Water

Tropes

Fish out of WaterForbidden LoveHaunted LocationHistorical FantasyMysterious StrangerGothic RomanceSlow Burn

Themes

IndependenceEscape and FreedomDanger and MysteryRomance vs ProprietyOld World vs New World

Synopsis

Excitement, danger, and romance await independent, headstrong author Theodora Lestrange when she flees 1858 Scotland and miserable spinsterhood for the wilds of Transylvania, joining a childhood friend who will soon be wed. Ensconced in a crumbling castle steeped in sinister legend, Theodora finds herself drawn equally to its gloomy atmosphere and its rakish master, Count Andrei Dragulescu.

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Gothic HorrorHistorical FantasyRomantic Suspense