The Dracula Dossier
A Novel of Suspense
By James Reese
(Harper Paperbacks, Paperback, 9780061233555, 368pp.)
Publication Date: September 2009
Other Editions of This Title: Google eBook, Hardcover
Categories: Suspense
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While taking an evening stroll through one of London's most impoverished districts, author Bram Stoker spies a maddeningly familiar figure hurrying through the shadows. Little does he know that, only a few steps away, a vicious killer has claimed his first victim, a local prostitute. The crime spree of the century has begun—and the hapless writer is the prime suspect. Now, to clear his name, Stoker must enlist the aid of illustrious friends—including Walt Whitman, the wildly popular novelist Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine, and Lady Jane Wilde, mother of the most notorious literary notable of the day—to hunt down the fiend who is taunting and terrorizing London and calling himself Jack the Ripper.
James Reese is the author of The Witchery, The Book of Spirits, and The Book of Shadows. He lives in South Florida and Paris, France.
“[L]ush and engaging.”
-New Orleans Times-Picayune
“Delectable.”
-Washington Post Book World
“Vivid characters...painstaking research...delectable.”
-Washington Post Book World
“[C]ompelling sequel...the many varied settings and particulars of the time period are vividly portrayed.”
-Publishers Weekly
“A sweeping narrative of period and peril [that] transports the reader into an undiscovered realm of erotica...”
-The Jackson Clarion-Ledger
“Distinguishes Reese as a star pupil in the Anne Rice school of dark sensuality.”
-Publishers Weekly
“James Reese’s startling second novel is filled with magic and heartbreak…It is a sumptuous feast for the senses.”
-Eric Van Lustbader , New York Times bestselling author
“THE DRACULA DOSSIER is as powerful in its imagination as it is in its dedication to historical detail and social reflection. But what’s more is that it’s a damn good thriller...With Bram Stoker and Jack the Ripper along for the ride, you can’t go wrong with this book.”
-Michael Connelly
“Not only does THE DRACULA DOSSIER grip us with its fast paced hunt for history’s most notorious killer, it also enchants us with sophisticated and lyrical recreations of its unique period and strong characters. A daring achievement.”
-Matthew Pearl, author of THE DANTE CLUB
“Darkly erotic...lavishly told...Prepare to put your life on hold for 468 pages and immerse yourself.”
-Tampa Tribune
“It’s marvelous to have one so eloquent exploring and transcending the gothic genre.”
-Anne Rice
“[A] scrupulously imagined thriller...a rip-roaring penny dreadful that compels reading to the end.”
-Publishers Weekly
“Those who enjoy gothic novels set in Victorian times…will revel in James Reese’s story…Seamlessly blurring the line between fact and fiction, the book is both characters study and speculative fiction folded into a well-told tale.”
-Pittsburgh Tribune
“...a mesmerizing blend of fact and fiction, with plenty of Gothic chill.”
-Miami Herald
“[I]nvolving, richly detailed... will surely delight fans…as well as convert new readers”
-Booklist
“A spellbinding tale with a truly enchanting heroine.”
-Kelley Armstrong, author of Bitten
“A novelist of immense talent and promise, and a story that seeps into the mind like a potion.”
-Caleb Carr
“Expertly researched, lavishly detailed and lushly written...an atmosphere so vivid you can smell it, and remarkably striking characters.”
-Diana Gabaldon
“The Dracula Dossier is ...an homage in style and structure to its namesake novel, an engrossing look into the lives of eminent Victorians, and a smashing, scary read.”
-St. Petersburg Times
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