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“When Count Dracula joins a goth band, you know it’s just another day in New Orleans.”
A joy to read from beginning to end Vampyre Lawyer is that rare sort of novel where you find yourself checking to see how many pages are left and hoping there are more, not fewer, to come.
Ferociously fun to read without a trace of caution or complacency, every layer that you peel away leads to something more intriguing and richer as Parker combines hard-boiled and utilitarian prose with a wicked plot. So much so that his narrative deserves comparison with other masters of spare prose like Raymond Chandler to Elmore Leonard who like Parker had the ability to make their words humorous without ever needing to ask for a laugh.
“Just like the audience, just like the band, just like everyone on the face of the earth, the Count knew he was searching for that path to the heart of himself. But the path is unmarked, unmapped, and unfindable unless you do what all indigenous people have done since the dawn of time: dance.”
In a lesser novel, the dialogue in this scene would have been entirely plot-driven but Parker uses reflection to establish the Count’s changing relationship with those around him and it’s vignettes like these that bring vividly original characters like the Count to life.
Supported by a rogues gallery of laconic key characters like Bradley Harrington Chester III, Bleddon and Santucci, who are far more than simple plot markers, their motivations have psychological depth and real resonance within Parker’s narrative. They’re characters who exist in the crevices of society but are smart and verbal, and don’t take forever to get to the point so when the final chapter closes everything makes sense.
Another refreshingly different and hugely entertaining read from Parker “Vampyre Lawyer” is unreservedly recommended!
A whimsical, fantastic excursion to another dimension Parker keeps the momentum going while keeping readers glued with suspense, action and twists. In many ways, it’s indicative of a subgenre that’s ever-increasing in popularity and yet it’s no cliché.
Resolver is not just about the story it’s about style with Whippler succeeding in freshening the genre formula. It’s fast and tight and playful even when it’s sadistic and violent, which is often, and whilst a relatively short novel at 250 pages it feels longer in a good way because every page is packed tight with action and intrigue.
Stallard’s wholly believable narrative captures the setting of Epping Forest and London Town perfectly, as does their representation of 18th Century British Society. Irrepressibly entertaining, one can imagine frolics in leafy glades as the protagonists explore the complicated negotiations of sexual desire in the fresh English countryside.
A child’s imagination is a wonderful thing. The suspension of disbelief comes easy to them. As we get older we think in terms of our willingness to suspend our critical faculties and believe something surreal whilst sacrificing realism and logic for the sake of enjoyment.
With the continued growing popularity of the short story, many good collections are released each year and yet sadly the majority go unnoticed by mainstream readers.
Success as an author often hinges on catching the ‘perfect storm’ which means creating the right foundations for a book to go viral.
The religious book market and faith-based poetry continues to see year on year growth, which certainly indicates a surge of public interest in what has historically been a minority genre.
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