Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tony Nance Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: The Trouble with Vampires... Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 14:00:26 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 83 Message-ID: <103ep3q$25kbv$3@dont-email.me> References: <102qqs7$1mcqg$3@dont-email.me> <1033ses$2627$1@dont-email.me> <103emc0$22rnh$3@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2025 20:00:27 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="b25839f9b23bc8bc2db93be818000740"; logging-data="2281855"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18jj9j5VsIw/UTdn+qd9/jSPjLv2T5cfV4=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:VZ1bO8K2R747FIm26u1WtRefAN8= In-Reply-To: <103emc0$22rnh$3@dont-email.me> Content-Language: en-US On 6/24/25 1:13 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote: > > > On 6/20/25 07:50, Tony Nance wrote: >> On 6/17/25 12:27 AM, Bobbie Sellers wrote: >>>          "The Trouble with Vampires" by Lynsay Sands >>> >>>      This was a re-read for me because I had forgotten that I had >>> read this >>> title earlier. >>>      The plot is that there is trouble next door at the Purdy house. >>> Mad Dr.Dressler who without enough evidence turned himself vampire >>> is Purdy's >>> cousin. He threw out Purdy's cat which taken up by the young hero, >>> Parker. >>> His father left a message that he had to leave town and has not been >>> heard from >>> since, his mother has to go to a convention and Aunt Petronella Stone >>> is taking >>> care of him making sure he does not miss meal or miss school which is >>> unlikely >>> since Parker being smart loves school. >>>        The Notte (an Argeneau family) takes over the house next door >>> to Parker's >>> and wait for the arrival of reinforcements from the headquarters of >>> the Enforcer organization because the supervisor of the enforcers >>> caught Parker's call to the >>> police about the strange behavior of Dressler whom Parker believes is >>> suffering >>> from Renfield Syndrome. >>> >>>       Petronella Stone is the Life Mate of Santo Notte who just >>> happens be >>> along.  Santo has been a victim of Dressler in the past as Dressler >>> experimented >>> with immortals.  So we have typical Life Mate sex and as the plot >>> unfolds >>> there are some surprises. >>> >>>      One of the characters will become the protagonist of "Mile High >>> With A Vampire" >>>   as she saves the mortal pilot of the crashed plane from the out of >>> control Immortals guards traveling to North America MHWV is the only >>> Argeneau book I have paid >>>   for which was during the time the San Francisco Public Library was >>> closed. >>> >>>      You can get more substancial reviews of the two book at these URL: >>> >>> >>> >>>      I enjoyed these two novels a very great deal. Besides Dressler a >>> new bunch of bad guys the Brass Circle is introduced briefly. If >>> Lysay Sands >>> lasts long enough she may double her present output, 33 or morer book >>> length novels. >>> >>>      bliss >> >> Finally got back to this - thanks for writing about it. >> >> I didn't realize she had written so many. Isfdb says this is #27 in >> the series. Two quick questions: >> Have you read some/most of the earlier ones? >> I usually read in publication order - is that a good idea for this >> series? > >     I have read many of the books in this series but they move in and > out of the > library rapidly. And yes I think the order of publications is good but > you might need > notes to keep track of all but the very highest ranked North American > and Italian > Immortals.  There are plots that continue from book to book aside from the > matchmaker Marguerite and Mortimer who runs things.  Some of the European > Immortals are unhappy with the American way of Immotality drinking blood > from > bags and all. > Sounds good - thanks for the added info. - Tony