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Vampire Mall Cop: Damien vs. the Entrail Eater
All Damien Bryant wants is to spend the rest of his undeath on his peaceful Alaskan homestead. He's perfectly happy with his animals for company, the occasional climber's blood for sustenance, and no vengeful, stake-wielding KGB agents anywhere. But his routine gets shaken up with the arrival of Ben Caedrys, a lone traveler who is unlike any other climber he's encountered before. Not only does Ben communicate with fairies and have arcane sigils and enchanted artifacts at his disposal, but he also knows a frightening amount about Damien's past. Things that Damien would rather stay buried.
In order to keep this information secret, Damien must leave his secluded little mountaintop for a haunted magic shopping mall in Portland, encounter creatures like chimera helicopter pilots, fish men, and giant dragons of death, and fight a troublemaking member of his own family.
In order to keep this information secret, Damien must leave his secluded little mountaintop for a haunted magic shopping mall in Portland, encounter creatures like chimera helicopter pilots, fish men, and giant dragons of death, and fight a troublemaking member of his own family.
223 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 7, 2024
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August 19, 2024
Grumpy vampire with a heart of gold is in danger of making friends when he comes out of hiding to help rid a haunted mall of his terrifying aunt.
This first full-length Vampire Mall Cop novel is a great introduction for those who have never read Molly Blake's VMC short stories. For those of us who already love VMC and its bonkers cast of characters, this book gleefully answers the long-standing question of how (and why) Damien got his job at the haunted mall.
I loved it and I'm looking forward to more books in the series!
This first full-length Vampire Mall Cop novel is a great introduction for those who have never read Molly Blake's VMC short stories. For those of us who already love VMC and its bonkers cast of characters, this book gleefully answers the long-standing question of how (and why) Damien got his job at the haunted mall.
I loved it and I'm looking forward to more books in the series!
September 30, 2024
This is the indie book I want to present to all first time authors and say, "like this."
It's short, punchy, and the flow is so nice. I never got lost, the story was entertaining, and fun.
The begining drags a bit, but that's not a big problem with the quick pace of the story.
It's short, punchy, and the flow is so nice. I never got lost, the story was entertaining, and fun.
The begining drags a bit, but that's not a big problem with the quick pace of the story.
July 1, 2026
This was the sixth of the Fantasy Hive's six semifinalists in the SPFBO 11 competition (Self-Published Fantasy Blog Off), and it got a full Hive review from me and my fellow judges Cat and Vinay which you can read here
Here is an extract to give you a flavour of the book and what we thought of it.
For a lot of the book we are treated to a two hander between human Ben who has sought out vampire Damien to help him with a problem. There is an interesting reversal of the usual power balance between humans and vampires, one which Damien himself struggles to come to terms with. Ben in some ways reminds me of Alex Honold the real-life American free rock climber who simply and biologically doesn’t feel fear, and fear after all is an emotion with a purpose – one of keeping us safe. So Ben remains unshaken by Damien’s threats or the prospect of death which does make him difficult for a vampire to comprehend or deal with. Damien himself, having discussed his past unfortunate history with the KGB and also some killer whales, is actually more fearful than Ben and is held in thrall by the fear that Ben’s file of information about Damien could be passed into other hands leading to his discovery. It took me a little while to get into the dynamic between these two, as I waited for the story to ‘get started’ but then I realised the dynamic between these two was the story and I settled back to enjoy it.
Here is an extract to give you a flavour of the book and what we thought of it.
For a lot of the book we are treated to a two hander between human Ben who has sought out vampire Damien to help him with a problem. There is an interesting reversal of the usual power balance between humans and vampires, one which Damien himself struggles to come to terms with. Ben in some ways reminds me of Alex Honold the real-life American free rock climber who simply and biologically doesn’t feel fear, and fear after all is an emotion with a purpose – one of keeping us safe. So Ben remains unshaken by Damien’s threats or the prospect of death which does make him difficult for a vampire to comprehend or deal with. Damien himself, having discussed his past unfortunate history with the KGB and also some killer whales, is actually more fearful than Ben and is held in thrall by the fear that Ben’s file of information about Damien could be passed into other hands leading to his discovery. It took me a little while to get into the dynamic between these two, as I waited for the story to ‘get started’ but then I realised the dynamic between these two was the story and I settled back to enjoy it.
August 11, 2024
The series is composed of comedic action urban-fantasy stories written in a style that is fun for the whole family, though the content can get a little violent for some softie-parental sensibilities. Over-protective parents aside, Molly B’s VMC series really is for everyone. The plot is simple for the most part, pacing quickly and letting the characters and setting do most of the heavy lifting, which is to Molly’s strength. The characters and their dialogues with one another are genuinely funny much of the time, and the setting is wild and wacky without being overly described. No paragraphs of discursion about minutiae which often bog down most fantasy narratives.
I highly recommend Vampire Mall Cop to anyone looking for a fun, fast, fantasy read with comedic dialogue, short but intense action scenes, and an endless breadth of potential monsters-of-the-week.
I highly recommend Vampire Mall Cop to anyone looking for a fun, fast, fantasy read with comedic dialogue, short but intense action scenes, and an endless breadth of potential monsters-of-the-week.
February 19, 2026
This is an incredibly well written and accomplished book.
Molly Blake has taken a playful concept and packed it with loveable characters and an intriguing plot. This book was so much fun to read, and I'm looking forward to reading more from this universe as I'm pretty certain that there are more short stories available from Molly!
As a side note, the cover art is *incredible*.
Molly Blake has taken a playful concept and packed it with loveable characters and an intriguing plot. This book was so much fun to read, and I'm looking forward to reading more from this universe as I'm pretty certain that there are more short stories available from Molly!
As a side note, the cover art is *incredible*.
June 12, 2026
A 3.5 starrer.
This was a lot of fun & so well written. I liked the idea of a reclusive vampire called out to hunt and the discoveries and camaraderie along the way. I just felt however that it takes too long to get to the plot & in a way, the book felt like a setup book (even if its so fun all the way through)
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This was a lot of fun & so well written. I liked the idea of a reclusive vampire called out to hunt and the discoveries and camaraderie along the way. I just felt however that it takes too long to get to the plot & in a way, the book felt like a setup book (even if its so fun all the way through)
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