It is a dark and stormy night and Harry Devlin has an assignation with
the wife of a known killer. After making love, a tree comes crashing
down on the house they are in. She goes to telephone about it at a
neighbour's house, and returns to tell Harry that she has found the
neighbour dead, with his head cut off. Now, to get their stories
together before the police arrive.
It turns out that Harry knew the victim slightly. He was a crown
prosecutor. Now, Harry, his paramour and her PA are potential suspects.
A few days later one of the former partners of the first victim is
killed. She had called Harry, wanting to speak to him the evening
before she died. Coincidence? Harry becomes suspect again because he
shows up at the crime scene. The following morning, another solicitor
informs Harry that a man has been searching for information on him.
That results in Harry ending up in the hospital after being hit by a
car. Harry is surprised by a visitor while he is in the hospital. It
turns out that his apparent stalker is his half-brother. They spend the
time that Harry is recovering getting to know each other.
Unfortunately during this time, another lawyer is killed. Harry
remains confident that the police's prime suspect is not the killer, and
when he finds him, something that he says opens his eyes to the real
killer.
Author Martin Edwards presents several twists to this gruesome murder
mystery; tales of vampires and the methods used to kill them all play a
part. The end is surprising. Another good, quick read.
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