VAMPYRE 2000: No Rest for the Wicked: Book III

by Christopher F. Benson

In the third book of the Vampyre 2000 Series, Vampyre 2000: No Rest for the Wicked, Rita and Cornelius appeared to be living their afterlife happily ever after. Months after becoming vampyre, Rita had become well-adjusted to her new nocturnal lifestyle. They were both enjoying the relative peace and quiet of an undead life together when a violent and brutal murder, which had been captured by a security camera, was broadcast on national television. The news media quickly dubbed the vicious murderer ‘The Vampire Killer’. However, no one would have ever imagined that she was anything more than just a psychotic and deranged killer. But Cornelius knew exactly what she was. She really was a vampire. As much as he would have liked to forget, Cornelius once had a history with this woman and they had been romantically involved. But there would be no joyful reunion; memories of her brought only pain and suffering to his troubled mind. Her reappearance symbolized the darkest period in his long life of two hundred years. Because of her the life that he once knew had come to an abrupt end. With the aid of a Police Officer (Detective Simpson), Rita and Cornelius leave The Old Victorian behind and embark on an exhausting journey that would take them from one side of the country to the other. With some unfinished business and an old score to settle, Cornelius was going home for the first time in over two centuries. Vengeance has a name and it knows no boundaries.

272 pages, Paperback

First published January 4, 2013

Reviews

[Ionia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this book. The author has a really good sense of humor and the type of ironically funny material in this book is just the type that I appreciate. I was hooked right away on this story, and although I could kind of see what was coming in the first chapter, the way the author wrote it put a spin on things that I wasn't expecting. I hadn't read the other books in this series when I began this one, but it can stand alone okay. The author has done a good job giving the reader enough information that it isn't difficult to piece together what may have been missed in previous novels.

I particularly liked the way the Christopher Benson chose to take the plot at the halfway point of this book. Even though you are pretty convinced you know what is going to happen, he manages to surprise you by going an altogether different direction. This book was fun and entertaining and was an enjoyable way to spend an afternoon. If you are a fan of vampires but are tired of the conventional approach, this would be a good choice.

I did find a few editing errors her and there throughout reading this, but nothing that was terribly distracting. Mostly it was a missed word here or there or incorrect usage such as:"as he lied there." Overall it didn't detract from my ability to like and have fun with this book. I'd recommend it.

This review is based on a digital ARC from the publisher.