From the bestselling author of A Beautiful Poison comes another
spellbinding historical novel full of intrigue, occult mystery, and
unexpected twists.
New York City, 1899. Tillie Pembroke's sister lies dead, her body
drained of blood and with two puncture wounds on her neck. Bram Stoker's
new novel, Dracula, has just been published, and Tillie's imagination
leaps to the impossible: the murderer is a vampire. But it can't be--can
it?
A ravenous reader and researcher, Tillie has something of an addiction
to truth, and she won't rest until she unravels the mystery of her
sister's death. Unfortunately, Tillie's addicted to more than just
truth; to ease the pain from a recent injury, she's taking more and more
laudanum...and some in her immediate circle are happy to keep her well
supplied.
Tillie can't bring herself to believe vampires exist. But with the
hysteria surrounding her sister's death, the continued vampiric
slayings, and the opium swirling through her body, it's becoming
increasingly difficult for a girl who relies on facts and figures to
know what's real--or whether she can trust those closest to her.
