Opium and Absinthe by Lydia KangRead about another book on the list.
In a city still abuzz with talk of Bram Stoker’s must-read novel, a vampiric serial killer lurks in the shadows. When her sister turns up exsanguinated, bearing the mark of a vampire’s kiss on her neck, bookish Tillie Pembroke will stop at nothing to catch the perpetrator. But will Tillie’s newfound dependence on laudanum prevent her from bringing the murderer to justice?
Opium and Absinthe is among Martha Hall Kelly's nine immersive historical novels.
The Page 69 Test: Opium and Absinthe.
--Marshal Zeringue