The Ancestor

"A lushly written, dream-like modern gothic with asmany dark turns and twists as the Montebianco family tree has branches. Welcometo the family. " - Paul Tremblay, bestselling author of Survivor Song. After a DNA test reveals that Alberta “Bert” Monteis the sole heir of a wealthy noble family in the Italian Alps, she leaves NewYork to visit the family estate: Montebianco Castle, a centuries-old compoundisolated in the mountains. What appeared to be a fairy tale inheritance,however, soon turns into a nightmare as Bert begins to uncover the dark legacyof 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 themountains. As Bert unravels the truth, she learns that her true inheritancelies not in a noble title or ancestral treasures, but in her very genes, andnow she must choose between preserving a secret centuries in the keeping orabandoning it forever. “Vivid and uncanny…makes the most of Trussoni’s signatureblend of science, myth, and mystery. ”. —Deborah Harkness, bestselling author of A Discoveryof Witches. "Inventiveand entertaining. " — People. “AGothic Extravaganza. ”. —Kirkus.