The acclaimed author of The Last Greatest Magician in the World sleuths out literature's iconic vampire, uncovering the source material--from folklore and history, to personas including Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman--behind Bram Stoker's lord of the undead. Praise for
Who Was Dracula? "A fantastic, well-documented story." --
Library Journal (starred review)
"[A] well-researched and entertaining take on Dracula's origin story." --
Publishers Weekly "
Who Was Dracula? chronicles the misadventures of Bram Stoker and his numerous friends and colleagues, both famous and obscure, hoping to unearth the recipe for a truly iconic character." --
San Francisco Book Review "
Who Was Dracula? is a book you'll want to sink your teeth into." --"The Bookworm Sez"