Shadowplay

Discover the award-winning historical novel about Bram Stoker’s time in London’s theatre world and the inspiration for Dracula.

London, 1878. Bram Stoker arrives from Dublin to manage Henry Irving’s Lyceum Theatre. Stoker is struggling with his writing career but the city stirs his imagination as he encounters dark rumours about Jack the Ripper. Soon, the eerie tale of Dracula begins to emerge, but if he is going to achieve his ambitions Stoker must resist both Irving’s demands and the allure of the brilliant and bold actress, Ellen Terry.

Winner of the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year
Shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award 2019
A Richard & Judy Book Club pick

Breathtaking... A hugely entertaining book about the grand scope of friendship and loveGuardian

A novel Id recommend to anyone: a rollicking and moving story James Naughtie, Radio Times

Ingenious...hugely impressive and utterly hauntingSunday Mirror