{"product_id":"mystery-play","title":"Mystery Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kostova, Elizabeth\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublished by Ballantine Books, 2026-10-13\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe youngest son in a family of historians who has been hunted by dark forces associated with Dracula finds himself in peril at the hands of a new threat—a thrilling novel from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Historian.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen his mother passes away suddenly, Jay Turner finds himself at a crossroads. She was always secretive, raising him alone in Boston and staying single until her death. Returning to their brownstone to clear out her possessions, he finds two unusual items: a partially burned scrap of newspaper bearing the name “Gael Brogan,” and a small antique volume bound in leather.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe sight of the volume is chilling. As a young scholar, his mother had been given the medieval book—one of a set commissioned by Vlad Tepes, otherwise known as Dracula, just before his death in 1477. She'd always warned Jay of how dangerous it was, and had donated it to a museum before she died . . . yet here it sits before him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTaking leave from his position as a history instructor at a boys’ boarding school, Jay sets out to learn more about Gael Brogan, a prominent nineteenth-century actor whose last and most famous role was the Count himself in Bram Stoker’s \u003ci\u003eDracula\u003c\/i\u003e. As Jay begins to dig deeper—helped by a mysterious woman named Rhiannon he meets along the way—he uncovers a frightening story of a young actress who fell under Brogan's sway long ago. And before long, Jay and Rhiannon realize that something similarly implacable is also pursuing them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHypnotic and atmospheric, \u003ci\u003eMystery Play\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel richly steeped in lore, pulsating with tension as it chronicles a dark secret history of rituals, religion, and immortality.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoenix Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50542262059177,"sku":"PHBK-9781524799649","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0578\/9899\/1785\/files\/24589793482730.jpg?v=1791829474","url":"https:\/\/myti.com\/products\/mystery-play","provider":"Myti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}