Rome 1959. Along the Via Veneto, the living and the dead enjoy la dolce
vita, as the vampires, intellectuals, conspirators, jet-setters and
swindlers of Europe gather in an endless round of indulgence and gaiety,
dancing giddily to the music of the Dracula Cha Cha Cha. The Vampire
King, in Italian exile, is to be married to a Moldavian princess, and
rumours circulate that his wedding will be the first move in a campaign
to return him to his position as Lord of the Undead and a power in the
world. In the eternal city, three corpses in the Fontana di Trevi lead
three vampire women towards the destinies of their hearts. A flamboyant
murderer stalks the elder vampires of the city, perhaps intent on
wrecking the Royal Marriage; an undead British secret agent with a
license to kill is swept up in a titanic conflict with the supernatural
agents of Smersh; a living American opportunist sees a way of
surviving as a parasite upon the dead; and a creature older even than
Count Dracula is awakened to decide the fates of lovers and monsters.
From the author of Anno Dracula and The Bloody Red Baron comes this
novel of horror and mystery, romance and intrigue.
