The Bashful Vampire Murder & The Comic Book Murders
Publisher: Van Fleet Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Oregon, USA
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 166
Description: | RE: A Frank Callahan Mystery Twofer | 
  | Double your pleasure, double your fun with a Frank Callahan Mystery Twofer. Frank Callahan is a gay LAPD detective who first appeared in the free-for-all mystery, The DVD Murders. He and his long-term friend and partner, Detective Barry Jennings, are back in two contemporary crime fiction stories that will keep you guessing all the way. | 
  | The Bashful Vampire Murder begins where most vampire tales end: in the apprehension of a vampire hunter right after he has driven a stake through his quarry’s heart. The defense attempts to prove that vampires exist and the homicide was justified. To Callahan’s horror, the trial ends in a hung jury. Only the resourcefulness and savvy of the tough cynical detective stand between justice and the killer being allowed to walk. | 
  | In the Comic Book Murders, the two flatfoots run the gamut of superhero and villain suspects, from Captain America and the Caped Crusader to the Joker and Firebug until outstanding police work and dogged persistence lead them to the unlikely killer. On the way, we get to visit a kinetic comic book convention, the backstreets of Hollywood, and a firebombing in Westwood on Halloween eve. |
Table of contents: title: The Bashful Vampire Murders; title: Acknowledgements for book; title: titles used as chapter headings; title: 1. Staked by J. F. Lewis; title: 2. Vampire Hunter by Michael Romkey; title: 3. Vampires Among Us by Rosemary Ellen Guiley; title: 4. Blood Lust by Michelle Clay; title: 5. Boys that Bite by Marianne Mancusi; title: 6. Renfield by Laurence Barker; title: 7. American Gothic by Michael Romkey; title: 8.  A Girl's Guide to Vampires by Katie MacAlister; title: 9. Sex and the Single Vampire by Katie MacAlister; title: 10. Sex, Lies and Vampires by Katie MacAlister; title: 11. Of Saints and Shadows by Christopher Golden; title: 12. Search for a Soul by Rosemarie E. Bishop; title: 13. The Ultimate Dracula by Byron Preiss; title: The Comic Book Murders; title: For comic book buffs. All of the chapter heads are the names of comic book characters; title: 1. Mr. Freeze; title: 2. Bob, the Galactic Bum; title: 3. Firebug; title: 4. Iron Man, Captain Marvel, et al; title: 5. Superman and the Green Hornet; title: 6. Electro; title: 7. Street Fighter; title: 8.  Ace, the Bat-Hound; title: 9. Captain America; title: 10. Jack O Lantern, Jack O Lantern, Jack O Lantern; title: 11. Mumble; title: 12. X-Men; title: 13. The Joker; title: 14. The Incredible Hulk; title: 15. The Riddler; title: 16. Judge Dredd; title: 17. Snoopy; title: 18. Elektra, Ladyhawk et al; title: 19. Dick Tracy; title: 20. Bizaro; title: 21. Daddy Warbucks