What was the last book you recommended?

The last time I recommended a book was a week ago. A friend was looking for something different, so I recommended The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova.  I really enjoyed reading it, it's a wonderfully layered story that's an interesting take on the supernatural tale of Vlad the Impaler a.k.a. Dracula. It's filled with mystery and suspense, a lot of research, travel and adventure.

I found The Historian to be such a riveting story that I'm eager to know my friend's opinion once she's finished reading it.

Book: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova

Description:

Breathtakingly suspenseful and beautifully written, The Historian is the story of a young woman plunged into a labyrinth where the secrets of her family’s past connect to an inconceivable evil: the dark fifteenth-century reign of Vlad the Impaler and a time-defying pact that may have kept his awful work alive through the ages. The search for the truth becomes an adventure of monumental proportions, taking us from monasteries and dusty libraries to the capitals of Eastern Europe—in a feat of storytelling so rich, so hypnotic, so exciting that it has enthralled readers around the world.