Murder of a Vampire

A Redmond and Haze Mystery, Book 17

De: Irina Shapiro

Narrado por: Alex Lee

When the body of a young woman is exhumed from unconsecrated ground—her remains marked by signs of a deviant burial—Jason and Daniel are drawn into a case steeped in fear and folklore. Whispers of the occult and tales of vampires, which had recently gripped London society, force them to confront the strange and the supernatural.

But the more they uncover about the victim, the more the bizarre precautions taken with her body seem misplaced. Was she truly a vampire, a witch, or merely a tragic figure whose brutal death and macabre burial were meant to stoke fear—or silence the curious?

As Jason and Daniel dig deeper, they find themselves tangled in a web of secrets someone is desperate to keep hidden. And if they ignore the warnings, one of them may be next in the sights of a deadly vampire hunter.

©2025 Irina Shapiro (P)2025 Irina Shapiro

A compelling story!

Once again, Irina Shapiro’s writing grabbed my attention and wouldn’t let go until I heard “the end.” A beautiful young girl, murdered and buried as a vampire in unconsecrated ground. Jason and Daniel searched tirelessly at risk of their own lives and the safety of their loved ones. Who would do such a terrible thing? Read this book and find out!

Gripping!

This was so intriguing I couldn't put it on pause! It's 2:30 am. The book doesn't release yet so I won't give anything away, only saying I will be putting it on pre-order for my library because it's that good!!
Well Done!!!

Great story

Had me crying at the end! Love these books! The narrator always gets right as well!!

loved it!

I really enjoyed this series. this one is really good and kept me Interested. looking forward to the next one. love the narrator. she did a great job.

Imagine this far through the series and here is the best

The characters, story lines and reflection of the times were expertly crafted in this latest book. Marvelous and captivating, warm and human in the main characters through to those merely interviewed in the investigation and supporting. My only negative comment is with the narrator. Most of,her voices are fine, but Jason’s voice, inflections and emotion are absolutely awful. Perhaps the reader is English and is trying to sound American, but as in all these books, she’s make this wonderful man sound human less, idiotic and shamefully like a bad actor.

I love the characters!

I enjoy all of this authors books! She has great characters! I love the mystery!

one of my favorite!

I have loved all seventeen of these books in the series. This was one of my favorites. The way the pot was designed and worked out kept me interested through the whole book. I hope there's going to be an eighteen.

Irina Shapiro always delivers.

Interesting to bring in rituals from Slavic people. Vampires have always fascinated and this story was as well done as usual.

Superstitions and tragedies

I loved this installment of the historical whodunit series staring Captain/Dr. Jason Redmond and Inspector Daniel Haze. Like the other books in the series, it had a layered storyline, an intriguing mystery, surprising plot twists, and suspense. In this story, the author has woven history, superstition, religion, and xenophobia seamlessly with an intriguing murder mystery. I was right there with Jason and Daniel trying to figure out who the murderer was as they followed clues and interviewed witnesses and potential suspects. Jason and Daniel are portrayed as real, relatable and complex people who have flaws and scars, but are really just trying to do their best as messy humans. Captain Jason Redmond is an American surgeon who inherited his British grandfather’s estate and title. Daniel Haze is a detective inspector for Scotland Yard. Both men live in London with their wives and children. Jason and Daniel are good friends and their different approaches often complement each other while they are solving cases together. In this book, they are attempting to solve a murder of a young girl whose remains were found buried in unconsecrated ground with her hands and feet padlocked and a stake through her heart as if she was a vampire. The investigation into the murder leads Daniel and Jason to unlikely places, dead ends, plot twists, distasteful locations, secrets, and surprising revelations. As always, there are smaller side personal story arcs and social commentary which enrich the main plot line and give the characters greater dimension. I love this series and these characters. 4.5 stars.

Alex Lee did a phenomenal job narrating the story and characters into life with enough change of inflection, tone and cadence to voice multiple characters quite convincingly.