The Dracula Dossier - James Reese

[The Grave Maurice]

James Reese, The Dracula Dossier (New York: William Morrow, 2008)
ISBN 978-0-06-123354-8

Anybody read this? It's a suspense novel that pits Bram Stoker against JtR in the form of a supernaturally-assisted Francis Tumblety. The author acknowledges a debt to Sugden, SPE and Paul Gainey, and this website. I just finished it this evening and would be interested in other people's opinion of it.

[celee]

Hi,

I read the book. I liked it alot.

Your friend, Brad

[The Grave Maurice]

Jeepers, Brad, thanks for the reply. I was beginning to think that I was the only one in Ripperland who had read this book, which would be a shame. I liked it too, despite the unlikely premise. After a rather slow start, it really held my attention after Bram got back to London and the action began in earnest.

There was one nugget of factual(?) interest that I noted. Novelists often come up with stuff that hasn't been touched upon (to my knowledge, at least) by historians. Reese says that Nichols was accused of theft because she left Ingleside in the clothing she wore. I had always assumed that Mary Ann skulled away from Wandsworth with something like a few of Samuel Cowdry's shirts and some of Sarah's petticoats. But, if true, to accuse the lass of theft because she left in her uniform ("Here, dear, why don't you wear this nice outfit I picked up at Peter Robinson's. We'll just burn those old clothes of yours") seems a tad harsh. What else was the poor thing to do once she decided to leave?

[lion]

I have never read it, is it ok?

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[Barnaby]

I'm waiting for the paperback...

[Barnaby]

I just read the book. On one hand I was impressed with the literary style as a tribute to Stoker. But way too much back story, supernatural elements, and a rushed finish prevented me from really liking this book.