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Blood on the Water (Vampire Files, No. 6)

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Blood on the Water is more of the same from the last installment of the Vampire Files. Jack Fleming once again fights the mob, gets his head and body pummeled, and struggles with his vampiric state. That really is the plot. If you've read the last few books, you've read this one too. This series at this point languishes in repetitive plot devices. What kept me reading to this point was I actually like the characters, Charles Escott, Jack Fleming, and Bobbi, Jack's girlfried.

Very disappointing.

Love this series. Book came promptly, was exactly as described. Good seller. It's a great series if you like your detectives with a bit of fang.

This story starts directly after "Fire In The Blood" and I think it would probably be rather difficult to understand everything that's going on, along with the fairly large cast of characters, without reading some of the previous books.

Jack Fleming, Vampire, had a bit of a shock in the last book when his vampiric nature got away from him and he nearly killed a woman. He's still struggling with the aftermath of those events in this story and is unwilling to use his hypnosis skills but equally doesn't want to talk about it to the rather perceptive Charles Escott, his partner.

The 'baddie', Vaughn Kyler, who we first met in the last book plays a significant role in the beginning of this story when he gives Jack the ultimatum to leave town or die. This gives Jack huge moral qualms - Jack knows that if he doesn't kill Kyler then neither Charles nor Bobbi will be safe, and yet how can he become a murderer? I think the way that the author showed Jack's fears about this was excellent.

In this story everyone is still chasing the bracelet from the last book and Jack enlists the help of Gordy, another local crime boss who's helped them in the past. Unfortunately a turf war seems to be breaking out with a new entrant, Angela Paco, playing her part as well. The three-sided war looks to be unstoppable and Jack has to decide on his actions with Kyler.

Once again, as in most of the other stories, Jack gets himself into various fixes and nearly dies. His physical limits are tested in a new way and there is more violence surrounding him. In the earlier books there was a lot of situation comedy where Jack was acting like a ghost and it happens again, very amusingly, in this book. However the turf war in this book lends it a darker feel and no doubt sets up for further instalments.

In short, it's another good read and we're getting further and further into Jack's character as the stories continue but this wouldn't be a good first book for a reader in this series.

This book is goood. With Jack's blood thirst getting out of control, and a contract on him Jack has a real problem. Not up to the first book, this is still enjoyable and a read for any Jack Fleming fan.