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The Falstaff Vampire Files by Lynne Murray September 2011
Sir John Falstaff—
undead & misbehaving
in San Francisco.
Kris Marlowe
doesn't believe in vampires, but when she's attacked by a horde of
murderous monsters, she must seek help from Sir John Falstaff, the most
famous rogue in history, who once drank ale and now drinks only blood.
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"Can you really take Shakespeare
and Stoker
and create something original? This book does! Although novices to the vampire and vampiric parody fields
will find the work a laugh-a-minute,
people who have some familiarity with Dracula
and works of Shakespeare will find this even more wonderful.
Written in Dracula's journal style, but updated,
the work name-drops like no one's business,
is clever and punny, as well as extremely aware of
the meta nature of vampiric literature.
In addition, it adds new elements to the vampire mythos.
Fresh Fiction
"'Bring us your tired, your poor, your correctly
bitten humans...'
"It isn't often that popular fiction can be favorably compared
with works of great literature, but Lynne Murray has created one that will
be. But The Falstaff Vampire Files is far more than just
a clever tale. In these pages, Shakespearean strands
wind threads that taste like Stoker, then twist 'round
bright strings of tragic betrayal, dramatic speech,
tender love, and comedic relief in just the right pattern.
Falstaff documents three women's discovery of vampires
in San Francisco. Instead of following a trite script
or relying on cutout characters, however, Ms. Murray's story
is refreshingly sweet. The truth is that I could not put it down,
and I am certain that these characters will linger in my imagination for
the foreseeable future. It's easily the best book I've read
this year—or last—and it deserves a prominent spot
on every woman's—everyone's—bookshelf."
Lauri J Owen author of Fallen Embers & Blowing Embers Books One & Two of The Embers Series
"WOW! Clear the decks before you start Lynne
Murray's
new novel The Falstaff Vampire Files, because you're simply
not going to want to put it down. A wonderfully fresh and original take on
a genre grown somewhat stale, Murray takes us on
a roller coaster ride with a no-nonsense heroine,
a peripatetic coffin, and a Falstaffian vampire who is, well, Falstaff.
Alternatively funny (who knew there were vampire lawyers?
On second thought, it makes perfect sense!) and creepy
(with truly scary entities from the spirit world that will have you
peeking carefully around the curtains when things go bump in the night),
with a little sexy romance thrown in for good measure,
you're going to hate to see this story end.
But when it does end, do yourself a big favor
and check out Murray's earlier novels as well—
beginning with Larger Than Death.
You won't be disappointed.
John Miller author of Jackson Street and Other Soldier Stories (Winner, California Book Award for First Fiction) Coyote Moon & Tropical Heat
"There is ample fun to be found in The
Falstaff Vampire Files, which posits a cozy alliance of San
Francisco humans and vampires against a far more evil force which equally
terrifies them both. Lynne Murray's subtle, generous sense of humor and
deft characterization skills result in a cast readers will feel happy
having spent time with, particularly the vampire of the title, a refugee
from Shakespearean times who turns out, in his own unkempt and boisterous
way, to be every lonely single woman's fondest dream."
Andrew Fox author of Fat White Vampire Blues, Bride of the Fat White Vampire & The Good Humor Man: Or, Calorie 3501
The Falstaff Vampire Files
