Sherlockian Author Profile - Dean Turnbloom - Whitechapel Vampire Series
Excerpt from Fresh Fiction review:'
"Dean Turnbloom takes Sherlock Holmes and brilliantly transforms him into a ruthless vampire hunter. Baron Antonio Barlucci is wealthy, handsome, and seduces the readers with his charm. The readers will delight in Holmes' immaculately clever detective work which leads him straight to the equally clever baron. Barlucci's unexpected love for Abigail is reminiscent of Dracula's love for Mina. The baron, too, has a love he has never forgotten. Dean Turnbloom's novel is a delightful total original read which fans of all genres will love. SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE WHITECHAPEL VAMPIRE takes Sherlock Holmes, Dracula, and Jack the Ripper and creates a riveting masterpiece of suspense and forbidden romance."
This book was two years in the making and a well-researched historical mystery fiction. Genres crossed in this book are Detective/historical fiction/Dark Fantasy.
Victorian England's most famous consulting detective and Scotland Yard are hot on the trail of Jack the Ripper, but in Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire, London's most notorious serial killer could be Holmes' undoing as the two match wits.
The series continues in two further adventures - Sherlock Holmes and The Body Snatchers and Sherlock Holmes and The Return of The Whitechapel Vampire.
From the back cover:
Jack the Ripper is on the loose, terrorizing the streets of London's seamy East End in Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire.
In this fast-paced novel set in the Victorian London of 1888, a string of heinous murders in London's East End has Inspector Abberline of Scotland Yard baffled and his boss, Commissioner Sir Charles Warren furious that no arrests have been made of the culprit the newspapers have dubbed "Jack the Ripper".
With pressure for an arrest mounting, a reluctant Abberline calls on Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson for assistance. Using a combination of intuition, luck, and good old-fashioned police work, the trail they follow leads them directly to Baron Antonio Barlucci. The wealthy Italian financier is a long time family friend of Sir Charles and a ruthless vampire. His trail of blood stretches from Paris to London and if he's not captured soon an innocent young Italian immigrant will swing from the gallows for a murder he didn't commit.
The baron, though, has other plans. He's come to London to enlist the aid of a young American, Dr. Alan Tremaine, to cure his vampirism. To complicate matters, the baron has fallen in love with Sir Charles niece, Abigail Drake.
Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts, "Jack the Ripper" aficionados and fans of old school vampires will find something to love in this meticulously researched novel that dares cross multiple genres.
