The Dracula Dossier
by James Reese
William Morrow Publishing
350 Pages
First Published: 2008
It may seem as though I'm not much of a reader, judging by the fact that this is only the second novel I've reviewed since beginning this blog a year and a half ago. The truth of the matter is that I love to read, but I'm easily distracted, which often makes for slow-going. The slightest noise will break my concentration, or my mind will wander to other matters, forcing me to reread passages I had glazed over, but not fully comprehended.
Not so with James Reese's latest novel, The Dracula Dossier, which tells the story of on Abraham Stoker, better known to the world by his more casual name - Bram - and his (fictional) involvement in arguably the greatest, most horrible series of crimes ever committed - the Jack the Ripper murders. Combining two subjects I have been fascinated with since my youth, quite frankly, I found it difficult to stop reading.
