Description
Vampires do not exist. Everyone knows this. So it’s particularly annoying when they start popping up around Manchester.
Nobody is pleased about it.
Not the Founders, the secret organisation for whom vampires were invented as an allegory, nor the Folk, the magical people hidden in plain sight who only want a quiet life. And definitely not the people of Manchester, because there is nothing more irksome than being murdered by an allegory run amok. Somebody needs to sort this out fast before all Hell really breaks loose – step forward the staff of The Stranger Times.
It’s not like they don’t have enough to be dealing with. Assistant Editor Hannah has come back from getting messily divorced to discover that someone is trying to kidnap a member of their staff and while editor Vincent Banecroft would be delighted to see the back of any of his team, he doesn’t like people touching his stuff – it’s the principle of the thing. Throw in a precarious plumbing situation, gambling debts, an entirely new way of swearing, and a certain detective inspector with what could be kindly referred to as ‘a lot of baggage’ and it all adds up to another hectic week in the life of the newspaper committed to reporting the truth that nobody else will touch.
This Charming Man is the second book in the critically acclaimed The Stranger Times series.
‘Wonderfully dark, extremely funny, and evocative of Terry Pratchett – which I think is the highest compliment I can give.’ ADAM KAY, about The Stranger Times
‘A gag-filled romp . . . in the spirit of Terry Pratchett.’ The Times
‘Great characters, a jet-propelled plot, and a winning premise.’ Guardian
‘Fresh and genuinely funny.’ SFX
Anna Kierczynska –
The Stranger Times team is back! An amusing sequel This Charming Man is even better than the first book!
I loved the previous instalment and I knew that the story will get weirder and weirder…
Well, you have a bunch of vampires for the start, who apparently even according to the most powerful beings known as the Founders – don’t exist. Yet the fangs, blood in the stomach and bite marks says otherwise.
When something unusual as this happens dr Carter needs to involve the best team which understands paranormal activities – The Stranger Times crew.
I absolutely love Caimh’s writing, I laughed out loud many times. I also got upset a few times which was delightful as the writer gives us a bit more backstory info of the characters. Banecroft can be an awful person but there’s a reason for it. I almost felt sorry for the guy.
This book introduces a bunch of great characters which you fall in love with immediately.
It also shows a big paranormal changes coming and has a perfect introduction to the next book in the series. It’s getting more dangerous and exciting!!!
Absolutely must read if you like crime mixed with humour and fantasy. I had a fantastic time reading it, and I’d recommend the story to everyone who needs a bit laugh.
I’ll certainly buy everything else that’ll be published in the series in the future.