Bloodlist

The Vampire Files, Part 1

By: P. N. Elrod

Narrated by: Barrett Whitener

Length: 8 hrs and 39 mins

Publisher's summary

I've always had a weak spot for strange ladies. One very beautiful girl had even warned me that she was, get this, a vampire. But did I listen? No.

Before you know it, I'm being chased by an ugly thug with a gun, and a bullet blasts its way through my back, and, believe it or not, nothing happened. I survived! How? You guessed it. I, Jack Fleming, ace reporter, have been transformed into a vampire, which has its advantages. You never die, you never grow old, you sleep all day, and, best of all, you can hunt down your own murderer.

Bloodlist is the first novel in an exciting vampire adventure series.

©1990 P.N. Elrod (P)2005 Blackstone Audiobooks

Critic reviews

"The pace is fast....Intriguing....An updated version of the old pulp novels." (Science Fiction Review)
"An entertaining blend of the detective story and the supernatural." (Science Fiction Chronicle)

Listen to this!

I’ve listened to thousands of hours of fantasy fiction and this is one of the best written vampire stories I’ve come across. The voice actor is second to none and the mystery, joy and suspense had me on edge the whole time.
I STRONGLY recommend this one!

Bad Copy

Liked this author and story when I first read it. was truly excited to see it in audible form. Unfortunately this recording had to many skips to be enjoyable. I even tried to delete and restart it, but nothing helped.

A unique perspective on vampire novels.

I first got hooked on Elrod's adventures about Jack Flemming, an average decent guy who becomes a vampire, in my late teens. My aunt had them on the bookshelf, it seemed a short read for a time killer, but ended up being so entertaining that I added all of Elrod's books to my collection and am finally to the point where any newly released novels I end up getting in hardback.

The setting of the books is in the 1920's-30's, in the height of the mob's power. The series is written in first person, which is refreshing in itself, but Elrod takes a story with the standard "dime novel" detective cliche's and dresses them up into something that's really interesting and doesn't feel rehashed at all.

Give this one a shot, I doubt you'll regret it, and more than likely you'll end up picking up the rest of them before they can pump out the audio books.

First of an Excellent Series

Bloodlist is the first of an eleven book series. I found this first one at Audible, liked it, and read the next ten in the series. I'm looking forward to Audible getting the rest on line. Some of the plot twists can be a stretch, but on the whole the characters and plot lines are great story telling.

Film noir fun

In Bloodlist, Jack Fleming is a reporter vampire trying to solve his own murder in Capone's Chicago. His main source of help comes from an actor/private investigator and this leads to some dryly funny scenes. If you are a fan of film noir and vampires, you will like this book and this narrator. While Jack Fleming is similar to Sam Spade or Mike Hammer, he is not jaded. He is a nice and honest vampire who loves his family. Bloodlist is Casablanca infused and the narrator completes this effect with dry delivery in the style of Humphrey Bogart without parroting Bogart's voice. This is a first rate novel and the narrator is fantastic. I can't believe I have waited this long to read a book by Pat Elrod. Now, I want to listen to all of her books. I hope to see them on Audible soon.

Hard-boiled Vamp fun

I read this book years ago and really enjoyed the audiobook. I hope more of this series will be available soon.

Ok story line

Story line was ok. Only problem is the narrator. Geezzzz. Narration was horrible. It's unfortunate that so many good stories are nearly ruined by a narrator that reads like a third grader.

Full of untapped potential

I really wanted to love this audiobook but there were just so many inconsistencies that I found myself easily distracted and losing the dramatic tension that was trying to be built. The main character is supposed to be a reporter which would make you assume he has a knowledge of the streets and the ins and outs of complex plots. In fact this a trait that never materialized among any character in the novel. Everything is just so convenient and is so easily glossed over. His vampiric powers come easily and without much fanfare. His sidekick seems to be like every know it all jack of all trades scientist that saves the world in many a cheesy sci-fi film. No problem is too hard and nothing is impossible and his experience is beyond reproach except for all his vaulted talents and experience he is incredibly awful at his job. He lauds his ability to tail people without being seen and yet the story depends on he himself having been followed for days without him noticing. The trio of evil gangsters really heavily on you taking their word that they are bad people and heavily rely on name calling and body description to invoke some sort of terror about their huge plot surrounding the three. Throw in an inept henchman or three and a staple connection to an African American neighborhood nightclub owner with a heart of gold and three or four poorly thought out side plots and you have this book. Even the narrator seems to want to be bored to death as his vocal characterizations for anyone else but the English sounding sidekick are just slow drawn out mimics of each other. The main characters voice sounds like he’s about to always fall asleep while the narrator is reading and I can’t say as I’d blame him, I fell asleep listening to this book at least half a dozen times. That’s also before the audiobook having overlapped itself not once..not twice but at least three different times! It would say a sentence or two and then repeat those same two sentences and continue on..must have been some sort of mistake when uploading the tracks or whatever but despite alllllll that I still wanted it to be a good book and listened all the way through hoping that somehow in the end..satisfaction could be achieved and I could look forward to the rest of the series but I just can’t say that was the case. It’s horrible...literally hours of my life I won’t get back. Wasted potential.

Very well written and narrated

I really enjoyed this book. I am looking forward to listening to the next in the series. The narrator really does a great job with the main character. The story kept me wanting more the whole time I was listening.

Story was oddly good!

Mystery, gangsters, and a vampire. This was a hidden gem for me. It didn't seem interesting till I just gave it a try and was very pleased with the story telling, characters, and plot. This was like a mob crime story with a hint of supernatural into the mix. The vampire arch was well done and did not overly take over the whole story.