by Benno Loewy
First published 2022
Falsely imprisoned for a crime he did not commit, Edmond Dantès plots his escape from the Château d'If. Upon his release, he reinvents himself as the wealthy and mysterious Count of Monte Cristo to systematically destroy those who betrayed him. As Dantès enacts his elaborate vengeance, he must confront his own growing darkness and decide whether to embrace redemption or succumb to the thirst for retribution.
Genres: historical-fiction, adventure, crime, 19th-century
Vibes: dark, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, unreliable-narrator
Setting: Château d'If, Monte Cristo
Period: 19th-century
330 pages · Hardcover · Legare Street Press
Content warnings: violence