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
