Review: Good but not great
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 11 15, 2010
Count Albritton is a paranormal private investigator. For example, he helps people figure out if they are really stalked by a vampire and what to do about it. As the story begins, we find Count in a hospital,  a would-be assassin with a pillow and a knife at his side. Soon, he is embroiled with a lot more than saving his own skin.On the plus side, there is a great cast of characters from the supernatural world : guardian angel, immortals, demons, sorcerers, vampires,in a sort of D&D-ish; world where it's all about the mission and not a lot of thought is put into planing.On the minus side, I was annoyed with the many flashbacks. Going back and forth was really confusing and the connections between now an then were awkward. On at least two occasions, I found myself going back a few pages, trying to figure out just what was going on. There is also a lot left unexplained and probably not on purpose. It felt more like the author had the basis of his novel so clear in his head that he forgot that we didn't know what came before or who (or what) the characters really are.For the same atmosphere, I suggest the Sandman Slim novels. There are better crafted and the writting is way superior.