In 1889 London, vampire-hunter Evaline Stoker and investigator Mina Holmes once again join forces at the request of the Princess of Wales--this time their mission is to escort and protect a princess who is part of a trade mission from Betrovia, a country which has had a rocky relationship with England, starting with a four hundred-year-old dispute over a valuable Byzantine chessboard.
year: 2015
call number/section: 1000
subjects: chessboards, fiction, princesses, vampires, kings, queens, rulers, etc, great britain, history, victoria, 1837-1901, fiction, london (england), 19th century, detective and mystery fiction