Bloomsbury · New release
The Blood Countess
Murder, Betrayal, and the Making of a Monster
Bloomsbury · World History
Released February 17, 2026 · ISBN 9781639732159
About the book
Elizabeth Báthory as history's worst female killer — or history's most successful smear. Puhak reopens the archive on a powerful woman destroyed by accusation.
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