"Blood Will Tell" explores the ways in which writers, thinkers, and politicians used blood and vampire related imagery to express social and cultural anxieties in the decades leading up to the First World War. Covering a wide variety of topics, including science, citizenship, gender, and anti-Semitism, Robinson demonstrates how sin which rhetoric tied to blood and vampires permeated political discourse and transcended the disparate cultures of Great Britain, France, Germany, and the United States, forming a cohesive political and cultural metaphor. It is an excellent resource for students of nineteenth century cultural history and for those interested in the historical roots of the West's obsession with vampires.

"“Blood Will Tell is short and concise, yet its coverage is impressive. . . . Robinson draws attention to many points of convergence between anti-Semitic stereotypes and vampire imagery, reinforcing her argument with some 30 political cartoons from Punch, Puck, Harper’s Weekly, Kladderadatsch, and less familiar publications like the Justice Journal or The Judge—a feature that considerably enhances the value of her book. . . . Robinson often cites neglected or overlooked texts including Herman Strack’s The Jew and Human Sacrifice: An Historical and Sociological Inquiry (1898), and forgotten novels like Coulson Kernahan’s Captain Shannon (1896) or Guy de Charnacé’s Le Baron Vampire (1885). These unusual additions are most welcome and leave the reader wanting to know more.”" - Journal of Modern Jewish Studies, vol. 12, issue 3 (December 2013)