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. 'A fantastic, well-documented story.' Library Journal (starred review) 'A work of enthusiastic scholarship and shrewd literary detection that will appeal both to Stoker scholars and garden-variety Dracula fans.' Booklist 'Well-researched and entertaining.' 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 'Does a solid job analyzing the birth and development of Dracula and illustrating the character traits Stoker cherry-picked from his wide circle of friends.' Kirkus Review