Publisher's Synopsis
A talented young actress becomes fatally ensnared in London's mysterious and glittery drug culture of the early 20th century. Inspired by true events, Dope was both the first novel to speak openly about the world's international drug trade and the first story to center around the death of a celebrity by drug overdose. It is based on the story of Billie Carleton, a young English actress whose scandalous lifestyle ended with her death from a drug overdose.
