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23 Hours: A Vengeful Vampire Tale

A Vengeful Vampire Tale

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by David Wellington
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In the next 23 hours, there will be no reprieve,
no mercy, and no time off for good behavior.
When vampire hunter Laura Caxton is locked up in a maximum-security prison, the cop-turned-con finds herself surrounded by countless murderers and death-row inmates with nothing to lose . . . and plenty of time to kill.
Caxton’s always been able to watch her own back–even when it’s against a cell-block wall–but soon she learns that an even greater threat has slithered behind the bars to join her. Justinia Malvern, the world’s oldest living vampire, has taken up residence, and her strength grows by the moment as she raids the inmate population like an open bar with an all-you-can-drink supply of fresh blood. The crafty old vampire knows just how to pull Caxton’s strings, too, and she's issued an ultimatum that Laura can’t refuse.
Now Laura has just 23 hours to fight her way through a gauntlet of vampires, cons, and killers . . . 23 hours to make one last, desperate attempt at protecting the world from Justinia’s evil.

  • Creators

  • Series

    Laura Caxton

  • Publisher

  • Release date

    June 23, 2009

  • Formats

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      • ISBN: 9780307452788

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      • ISBN: 9780307452788
      • File size: 2227 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      June 22, 2009
      Wellington's smooth fourth horror novel to feature vampire hunting, lesbian ex-cop Laura Caxton (after Vampire Zero) finds Laura behind bars at Pennsylvania's Marcy State Correctional Institute, where she's serving a five-year sentence for kidnapping and torturing a federal prisoner-a sociopath who'd killed his whole family to impress a vampire. Meanwhile, Justina Malvern, the world's oldest living vampire, is at large, wreaking havoc. Then Justina shows up at Marcy State, already hungry for convict blood. Justina gives Laura 23 hours to decide whether to become a vampire or die. Wellington's deadpan humor enlivens the satirical goth-gore proceedings as Laura battles the half-dead and their evil leader.

    • Library Journal

      June 1, 2009
      Strange as it may seem, the key to good supernatural fiction is realism. Readers have to believe in the world that has been created in order to suspend their disbelief of the creatures set loose in it, and Wellington ("Monster Planet") excels here. Most of the action takes place inside a women's prison, where vampire hunter Laura Caxton has been incarcerated and is being stalked by Earth's last vampire, Justinia Malvern. This could easily have dissolved into B-movie stereotype but instead seems intensely researched and utterly believable. The characters are likewise fully formed and consistent. VERDICT Since this is the third book in a series (after "13 Bullets", full-text available on the author's web site, and "99 Coffins"), series readers may expect the principals to escape, but the cleverly managed ending avoids predictability. Wellington's voice continues to grow. Highly recommended for horror and vampire fiction fans.Karl G. Siewert, MLIS, Tulsa City-Cty. Lib., OK

      Copyright 2009 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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