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Dracula's Return
It begins with a bizarre murder. A man in an affluent Atlanta suburb has died of massive blood loss, but there is no blood to be found at the scene. The only wounds on the body are two punctures at the throat. Police Detective Jennifer Grail knows what it looks like, but there are no such things as vampires, right?
When more deaths occur, Jen will be forced to confront the possibility of a supernatural killer. Enter the enigmatic occult expert, Carter Decamp. Their investigation will pit them against an evil that spreads its revenge across the centuries. From a small town on the Georgia Coast to the streets of a busy city, Jen and Decamp face mobsters and monsters alike.
Previously published as two novellas, Dracula’s Return comprises the full story of the Lord of Vampires’ re-emergence in the contemporary world. This new edition has been revised and expanded to form a fast-paced novel-length tale.
Also contains a Bonus Short Story featuring Jennifer Grail, Carter Decamp, and the immortal barbarian Kharrn.
When more deaths occur, Jen will be forced to confront the possibility of a supernatural killer. Enter the enigmatic occult expert, Carter Decamp. Their investigation will pit them against an evil that spreads its revenge across the centuries. From a small town on the Georgia Coast to the streets of a busy city, Jen and Decamp face mobsters and monsters alike.
Previously published as two novellas, Dracula’s Return comprises the full story of the Lord of Vampires’ re-emergence in the contemporary world. This new edition has been revised and expanded to form a fast-paced novel-length tale.
Also contains a Bonus Short Story featuring Jennifer Grail, Carter Decamp, and the immortal barbarian Kharrn.
- GenresHorror
302 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 1, 2022
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May 10, 2024
Top notch occult detective/Dracula mashup!
Take the original Count Dracula—the real one from Bram Stoker’s novel.
Add in occult investigator Carter Decamp (think Gold Key’s Doctor Spektor as written by Donald F. Glut), an eons old barbarian warrior, and tough detective Jennifer Grail.
Mix in snappy prose and dialogue a la Robert B. Parker.
The result? A thoroughly enjoyable supernatural thriller!
And now… how about a collection of all of Rutledge’s tales of the barbarian Kharrn, in chronological order? Please?
Take the original Count Dracula—the real one from Bram Stoker’s novel.
Add in occult investigator Carter Decamp (think Gold Key’s Doctor Spektor as written by Donald F. Glut), an eons old barbarian warrior, and tough detective Jennifer Grail.
Mix in snappy prose and dialogue a la Robert B. Parker.
The result? A thoroughly enjoyable supernatural thriller!
And now… how about a collection of all of Rutledge’s tales of the barbarian Kharrn, in chronological order? Please?
August 20, 2022
A highly readable and very entertaining book. Read it.
June 2, 2024
An enjoyable slice of pulp horror which pays homage to the original literary Dracula, in a very fast paced, action packed thriller. Plenty of references to vampiric lore in the original book and nods to the films as well. There are also a few other literary creations who pop up along the way in what proves to be a fun series of mash ups that never desecrate the roots they spawned from.
Decamp and Jennifer Grail make for a decent pairing, although Decamp always has the solution a little too conveniently at hand. It's kind of forgivable though in these two novellas since the action is at a genuinely non-stop pace and he is a fun nod to those modern day Van Helsing tropes where the hero has all the secret knowledge alongisde a vast array of fighting techniques.
For pure entertainment and written with the safe hands of someone with abundant and enthusiastic knowledge of eponymoous Count, this is a couple of nights of genuine fun. I don't think we always get enough of that in today's literature.
Decamp and Jennifer Grail make for a decent pairing, although Decamp always has the solution a little too conveniently at hand. It's kind of forgivable though in these two novellas since the action is at a genuinely non-stop pace and he is a fun nod to those modern day Van Helsing tropes where the hero has all the secret knowledge alongisde a vast array of fighting techniques.
For pure entertainment and written with the safe hands of someone with abundant and enthusiastic knowledge of eponymoous Count, this is a couple of nights of genuine fun. I don't think we always get enough of that in today's literature.
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