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The Kindred of Darkness

by Barbara Hambly
Severn House. Mar. 2014. 256p. ISBN 9780727883421. $28.95. HORROR
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While vampire hunter James Asher is away in Venice, his wife, Lydia, makes the awful discovery that Grippen, the Master of London, has stolen her child. Grippen wants to coerce Lydia into helping him find a rogue vampire who has been hunting recklessly on his turf. As Lydia races to find the mysterious vampire, with the eventual aid of James and their occasional vampire ally Don Simon Ysidro, she must contend with human and vampiric forces. As the search progresses, everything appears to be tied to The Book of the Kindred of Darkness, an ancient text that purports to tell the secrets of the undead.
VERDICT Although the pace lags in places, Hambly, who also writes the historical mystery series featuring freed slave Benjamin January, imbues this historical horror novel with plenty of thrills and authentic historical details for a satisfying entry in the series (following 2012's The Magistrates of Hell).
Reviewed by Megan M. McArdle , Feb 15, 2014
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