

Jack gave Nancy a "fool's dose" of vampire blood, which is enough to kill her without turning her vampiric. While drunk, Thomas reveals that a vampire named Jack Barts killed Nancy because of an unpaid debt. In September of 1818, Lincoln's mother, who he was close to, dies at the age of 34, and his father Thomas remarries. Grand Central Publishing published the historical fiction/thriller in 2010. The novel follows the historical outline of Lincoln's life with vampire additions. It recounts, via a narrator who has his secret diary, the 16th president's side-gig as a vampire slayer at a time when vampires were stealthily gaining political power and acquiring slaves for homicidal purposes. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter by Seth Grahame-Smith spans Abraham Lincoln's lifetime.
