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Strega
Deputy Sheriff, Quincey Morris, thought the low point of his week was the twilight shootout between Albuquerque's rival drug gangs, but he was wrong. All of Quincey's training could not prepare him for the confrontation with the vengeful Morgan Stregocia. She has devoted herself to hunting down the descendants of Van Helsing's original "vampire slayers" who destroyed the legendary Dracula more than a century ago. Quincey must save himself and his family from the evil seductress and prevent her from using his great-grandfather's Bowie knife to spill innocent blood in an attempt at reviving the long dead Prince of Darkness.
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First published December 1, 1996
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February 20, 2018
When I came to read this book I had actually forgotten the author's summary on here/amazon/etc and I think that I probably enjoyed it more due to that, I found the story more engaging and thus enjoyable by learning about the motives of the characters more gradually.
The main character is an Albuquerque deputy sheriff named Quincey Morris, he shares his name with an ancestor that was one of the people with Van Helsing that killed Dracula in Bram Stoker's story, although he doesn't know that latter point at first even if others do.
His life dealing with more regular crimes (like his twin brother being a drug dealer) takes a sudden shift when Morgan Stregocia, a strange new client (the Strega of the title) of his realtor wife, comes to town and people start to die in mysterious ways.
In any vampire book the supporting cast tends to be a little more transient than most and that is the case in this one too, but anyone who featured more often was fairly well designed and introduced even if the inclusion of a believer in vampires was a little obvious.
The narrator generally did a good job with the narration, his delivery was clear and the main characters were suitably distinctive, but this was more of a narration than a performance with a decision seemingly being made not to attempt all the various accents of the supporting cast.
Overall, this was another enjoyable book from Richard Bamberg, but if I had to guess I would think this one had been written earlier than his Wanderers series as the author seemed more assured with his character in those than this one.
[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]
The main character is an Albuquerque deputy sheriff named Quincey Morris, he shares his name with an ancestor that was one of the people with Van Helsing that killed Dracula in Bram Stoker's story, although he doesn't know that latter point at first even if others do.
His life dealing with more regular crimes (like his twin brother being a drug dealer) takes a sudden shift when Morgan Stregocia, a strange new client (the Strega of the title) of his realtor wife, comes to town and people start to die in mysterious ways.
In any vampire book the supporting cast tends to be a little more transient than most and that is the case in this one too, but anyone who featured more often was fairly well designed and introduced even if the inclusion of a believer in vampires was a little obvious.
The narrator generally did a good job with the narration, his delivery was clear and the main characters were suitably distinctive, but this was more of a narration than a performance with a decision seemingly being made not to attempt all the various accents of the supporting cast.
Overall, this was another enjoyable book from Richard Bamberg, but if I had to guess I would think this one had been written earlier than his Wanderers series as the author seemed more assured with his character in those than this one.
[Note - I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and have voluntarily left this review.]
March 27, 2018
Audible:This was the Dracula story in a new book.The writing went from ok,to overblown to sounding like it was written for kids in the same paragraph.I was not impressed with the narration by Skyler Morgan.It sounded like he was not familiar with the pronunciation of many words.The narration was slow,I actually had to speed it up to be able to get through it.It also went from emotional to a very dry reading.Nothing was consistent.“I was voluntarily provided this free review copy audiobook by the author, narrator, or publisher.”
January 14, 2018
There is nothing better than a good vampire story and this one is great. The characters are nice normal people with a secret legacy. The tale is fast paced and intriguing. Little hints of the truth are given to create suspense. Overall you just want to keep reading to see what happens next.
September 6, 2018
I read Doors Without End and enjoyed it. I decided to give this book a try when the opportunity was offered to me.
The book starts with a priest and a mysterious man who is in poor shape. The priest helps this man on the condition he confesses. The mysterious man (Quincy) then recounts the tale of how he came to be in his current state. Once his story catches up to the present time, the priest (Father Jacobson) accompanies Quincy on his quest to stop Strega (the vampire) and rescue his wife and daughter. In the process, he learns Strega has come to Albuquerque to find the descendants of Van Helsing and the people who had slain Dracula.
This book is predictable and unoriginal in many ways, yet, original in other ways. I can't elaborate or I'll give too much away. I had things figured out but, continued to listen just in case I had not. Also, Quincy and Father Jacobson were good characters that I needed to know what was going to happen to them. I wanted to listen to the end.
The narrator (Skyler Morgan) did a good job bringing the characters to life. Despite a few characters being written as having an accent, the narrator read all characters fairly the same. There were a few times that this was distracting.
This being my second Bamberg story, I would listen to another.
I would listen to this narrator again.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
Story 4/5
Narration 4/5
The book starts with a priest and a mysterious man who is in poor shape. The priest helps this man on the condition he confesses. The mysterious man (Quincy) then recounts the tale of how he came to be in his current state. Once his story catches up to the present time, the priest (Father Jacobson) accompanies Quincy on his quest to stop Strega (the vampire) and rescue his wife and daughter. In the process, he learns Strega has come to Albuquerque to find the descendants of Van Helsing and the people who had slain Dracula.
This book is predictable and unoriginal in many ways, yet, original in other ways. I can't elaborate or I'll give too much away. I had things figured out but, continued to listen just in case I had not. Also, Quincy and Father Jacobson were good characters that I needed to know what was going to happen to them. I wanted to listen to the end.
The narrator (Skyler Morgan) did a good job bringing the characters to life. Despite a few characters being written as having an accent, the narrator read all characters fairly the same. There were a few times that this was distracting.
This being my second Bamberg story, I would listen to another.
I would listen to this narrator again.
I was given this free review copy audiobook at my request and voluntarily left this unbiased review.
Story 4/5
Narration 4/5
April 8, 2013
I received this book in exchange for my review....I have to say that I LOVED IT!!!! The book was well written and had a great story line. Gave a new vantage point to all of the old Dracula stories. The main characters were strong and I found myself rooting for good to win over evil. From the first page to the last, the story grabbed you and didn't let go. What a great ride!!
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