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Stalking the Vampire (2008)

di Mike Resnick

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Serie: John Justin Mallory Mystery (2), Die Fälle des J. J. Mallory (Buch 2)

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It’s Halloween, and John Justin Mallory’s partner, Winnifred Carruthers, has been so busy preparing for the biggest holiday of the year (in his Manhattan, anyway) that she seems short of energy and pale. Mallory is worried that she’s been working too hard. Then he notices the two puncture marks on her neck… On this night when ghosts and goblins are out celebrating, detective Mallory must stalk the vampire who has threatened his assistant, Winnifred Carruthers, and killed her nephew. With the aid of Felina, the catgirl, Mallory and Carruthers investigate clubs and lairs that only seem to exist on this one night of the year. His hunt takes him to Creepy Conrad's Cut-Rate All-Night Mortuary, where he questions the living and the dead; to the Annual Zombies' Ball, to learn more about the undead; to the Hills of Home Cemetery, where the vampire sleeps by day; and to Battery Park, where all of Manhattan's bats come to feed and sleep. Along the way he meets a few old friends and enemies, and a host of strange new inhabitants of this otherworldly Manhattan. Locked in an intriguing battle of wits with the millennia-old vampire, Mallory has until dawn if he is to save his trusted partner.… (altro)
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This is a book I would have loved when I was younger, it being a satire and pastiche of PI novels from the 30's. But, I found it not serious enough, to many puns. I found myself rolling my eyes more often or not. This isn't to say its a bad book - it really is the perfect book for a certain mood - think beach read, or quick read while waiting for your kids practice to be done.

I will say, the writing is well done, the pacing is great, and the revised New York full of supernatural beings is fun. It just wasn't for me.

Apparently I read this back in 2009 and didn't even remember - this is my review from than.

Much like the first book, only the world seems to be more solidly built. Full of one-liners, a book not to be taken seriously. It was a fast read, not very deep, but quite enjoyable! ( )
  TheDivineOomba | Feb 25, 2023 |
John Justin Mallory is a regular PI who became stuck in an alternate Manhattan in a previous book [b:Stalking The Unicorn|1416845|Stalking The Unicorn (A Fable of Tonight, John Justin Mallory Mystery, #1)|Mike Resnick|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215783495s/1416845.jpg|1407213], and this adventure picks up some time after that, after Mallory has established his new business in this magically influenced place. For whatever reason, I read the third one after the first (my mistake).

I think I'm done with these Fables (if Resnick should write another one, I'll skip it). The story is supposed to be a humorous noir-type mystery, which was fun one or two times, but with the third the humor is getting a bit stale. This book was also the weakest of all three, so if I did go back, I just wouldn't bother with this one. ( )
  suzemo | Mar 31, 2013 |
John Justin Mallory is a regular PI who became stuck in an alternate Manhattan in a previous book [b:Stalking The Unicorn|1416845|Stalking The Unicorn (A Fable of Tonight, John Justin Mallory Mystery, #1)|Mike Resnick|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1215783495s/1416845.jpg|1407213], and this adventure picks up some time after that, after Mallory has established his new business in this magically influenced place. For whatever reason, I read the third one after the first (my mistake).

I think I'm done with these Fables (if Resnick should write another one, I'll skip it). The story is supposed to be a humorous noir-type mystery, which was fun one or two times, but with the third the humor is getting a bit stale. This book was also the weakest of all three, so if I did go back, I just wouldn't bother with this one. ( )
  suzemo | Mar 31, 2013 |
A fun book and a good second outing for this series. The world felt more substantial and real and the characters felt more developed instead of just caricatures and tropes.
It was fun to watch as John Malllory finds his footing in this new world and finds ways to it work for him and to interact with more and more of the denizens of the New York.

I found myself enjoying the new characters introduced, Bats and Scaly Jim Chandler and wouldn’t mind seeing them return in future books.
And as enjoyable as the greater presence of Felina was I wish we could spend more time with Winnifred Carruthers, she seems like an awesome character and it's a shame she keeps getting relegated to the side lines.
The one thing that completely fell flat for me though was the use of the Grundy, his presence felt too much like a dues ex machina and a bit of a cop out. When he showed up it was jarring and unbelievable and took me out of the story, a little bit of him goes a long way.
The series continues to entertain and shows signs of growth though I would suggest taking a break between reading them to keep them from seeming to similar and stale. ( )
  Kellswitch | Nov 13, 2012 |
It's so disappointing that there are only the three books in this series. I would be really hard-pressed to decide which of the three is the best. One should start with the first one to really appreciate the series. ( )
  mysterymax | May 16, 2012 |
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It’s Halloween, and John Justin Mallory’s partner, Winnifred Carruthers, has been so busy preparing for the biggest holiday of the year (in his Manhattan, anyway) that she seems short of energy and pale. Mallory is worried that she’s been working too hard. Then he notices the two puncture marks on her neck… On this night when ghosts and goblins are out celebrating, detective Mallory must stalk the vampire who has threatened his assistant, Winnifred Carruthers, and killed her nephew. With the aid of Felina, the catgirl, Mallory and Carruthers investigate clubs and lairs that only seem to exist on this one night of the year. His hunt takes him to Creepy Conrad's Cut-Rate All-Night Mortuary, where he questions the living and the dead; to the Annual Zombies' Ball, to learn more about the undead; to the Hills of Home Cemetery, where the vampire sleeps by day; and to Battery Park, where all of Manhattan's bats come to feed and sleep. Along the way he meets a few old friends and enemies, and a host of strange new inhabitants of this otherworldly Manhattan. Locked in an intriguing battle of wits with the millennia-old vampire, Mallory has until dawn if he is to save his trusted partner.

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