New York, 1899. Sister Tillie Pembrokes is dead, her body is bloodless, and she has two stab wounds to her neck. Bram Stokers ‘new novel, Dracula, has just been released, and Tillies’ imagination leaps to the impossible: the killer is the vampire. But it can’t be?

Tillie, a penniless reader and researcher, is addicted to the truth and does not rest until she solves the mystery of her sister’s death. Unfortunately, Tillies is addicted to more than the truth; to relieve the pain caused by the recent injury, she is gaining more and more praise, and some of her immediate surroundings are eagerly caring for her. Strange Planet by Nathan W Pyle

Tillie can’t believe there are vampires. But because of the hysteria associated with the death of her sisters, the constant vampiric killings and opium revolving around her body, it is becoming increasingly difficult for a girl who relies on facts and figures to know which one is closest to is her, which I can trust in her..