Dead end

Emil Carraway has devoted his entire life to one all-consuming goal: immortality. A scholar with degrees in science, medicine, and theology, he has examined every promising path from extreme longevity to ancient occult traditions, refusing to settle for merely reaching a remarkable old age. His research eventually leads him deep into vampire lore—and toward the possibility that the undead may be more than legend.

Now seventy, Carraway travels to the ruins of an ancient castle in Transylvania, where he discovers what may be the last vampire in existence. He expects a simple solution to his lifelong quest: a bite, a transformation, and eternal life. Instead, his carefully planned encounter runs into an absurdly practical obstacle, setting the stage for a sly, macabre tale about obsession, scholarship, and the inconvenient details of getting exactly what you wish for.