vondav's review against another edition
4.0
If you ask folk what they know about Whitby, you either hear they do great Fish and Chips or Dracula.
Three years after Dracula was published, women are being murdered in Whitby, left with every victim was a calling card showing D: Detective Matthews is tasked with finding the culprit. Victoria is visiting Whitby with her politician husband, enjoying the sights and sounds oblivious to the attention she is attracting.
Mainly written from the POV of Victoria and D: helps you understand the danger that Victoria is in and the difficult job Det. Matthews had to do. Throughout the story, you don’t know much about D:, he is a loner with an unhealthy fixation with Dracula and as Dracula obsessed over Mrs Harker, D: obsessed over Victoria.
As a historical fiction novel, this is well researched and as you are reading, you are transported back to Victorian Whitby. The descriptive writing has you imagining walking down the cobbled streets, smelling the sea air. Every character is the story is brought to life whether it is the children playing in the street or Victoria and Albert taking an afternoon stroll enjoying the Whitby sights. Like other’s, my favourite character was Tom, an 8-year-old carriage driver, who whilst having a difficult life, was a polite and conscientious young boy.
The story builds up to an exciting ending, which has you questioning the species of D: Ending on a cliffhanger, book 2 is already out. This a gothic crime thriller that anyone who loves historical crime needs to pick up
Three years after Dracula was published, women are being murdered in Whitby, left with every victim was a calling card showing D: Detective Matthews is tasked with finding the culprit. Victoria is visiting Whitby with her politician husband, enjoying the sights and sounds oblivious to the attention she is attracting.
Mainly written from the POV of Victoria and D: helps you understand the danger that Victoria is in and the difficult job Det. Matthews had to do. Throughout the story, you don’t know much about D:, he is a loner with an unhealthy fixation with Dracula and as Dracula obsessed over Mrs Harker, D: obsessed over Victoria.
As a historical fiction novel, this is well researched and as you are reading, you are transported back to Victorian Whitby. The descriptive writing has you imagining walking down the cobbled streets, smelling the sea air. Every character is the story is brought to life whether it is the children playing in the street or Victoria and Albert taking an afternoon stroll enjoying the Whitby sights. Like other’s, my favourite character was Tom, an 8-year-old carriage driver, who whilst having a difficult life, was a polite and conscientious young boy.
The story builds up to an exciting ending, which has you questioning the species of D: Ending on a cliffhanger, book 2 is already out. This a gothic crime thriller that anyone who loves historical crime needs to pick up
thatbooknerd__'s review against another edition
3.0
I'm not really sure what to say about this book. I went in reading this book as the cover and blurb both attracted my attention. But after reading it I was a bit confused as to why there was ever a mention of Bram Stoker's Dracula in it. I thought it may of had a reference to the story but after finishing the book I can't see there is.
There's a murderer on the run in the town of Whitby, women are turning up dead and the police have no clue as to who the murderer is. A women and her husband are enjoying their stay in Whitby when she becomes the next victim. They have to race against time to catch the killer before he strikes again.
I really enjoyed the story, I loved the authors writing style. It pulls you into the story and makes you want to keep reading to find out what will happen next. You can tell the author did a lot of research about the small town of Whitby, as you got the feel for the place and could imagine yourself there.
I had trouble connecting to the characters throughout the story. They didn't really jump put of the page to me.
I am eager to read the next book in the series to see where the author will take the story!
There's a murderer on the run in the town of Whitby, women are turning up dead and the police have no clue as to who the murderer is. A women and her husband are enjoying their stay in Whitby when she becomes the next victim. They have to race against time to catch the killer before he strikes again.
I really enjoyed the story, I loved the authors writing style. It pulls you into the story and makes you want to keep reading to find out what will happen next. You can tell the author did a lot of research about the small town of Whitby, as you got the feel for the place and could imagine yourself there.
I had trouble connecting to the characters throughout the story. They didn't really jump put of the page to me.
I am eager to read the next book in the series to see where the author will take the story!
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