Baited Blood

July 11, 2011
Former waitress Madison Rose now works for the California Vampire Council in Jaffarian's smart sequel to 2010's Murder in Vein, but finding deadâor undeadâvampire bodies in the swimming pool of the Topanga Canyon home of her vampire friends, the Dedhams, isn't in the job description. Since most cops don't know vampires exist, Madison's LAPD detective friend, Mike Notchey, can't do much through normal channels, so much of the sleuthing falls to Madison. Is this the work of Annabelle Fogle, a seductive and dangerous vampire with a grudge, or is someone attacking the council? Through refreshingly intelligent investigative work, Madison arrives at some conclusions that may lead to the truth, but along the way she must also deal with some difficult personal issues. Dark humor, edgy suspense, and an appealing cast of characters will leave readers anxiously awaiting the next book.

August 1, 2011

In this second "Madison Rose Vampire" mystery (after Murder in Vein), our protagonist discovers two bodies in a swimming pool. The victims are vampires. Madison, a human who works for the handsome chairman of the Los Angeles Vampire Council, taking care of the vamps' daytime business while they lie in a corpselike sleep, races to stop a killer who may be framing another vampire. Jaffarian's tantalizing, tangled mystery and well-drawn characters will keep readers interested in the action. For fans of urban fantasies and paranormal mysteries.

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September 1, 2011
The second Madison Rose vampire mystery (following Murder in Vein, 2010) finds the human assistant to the California vampire council comfortably living with older vampire couple Doug and Dodie Dedham. Madison is even cultivating a romance with L.A. cop Mike Notchey, one of the few humans who know of the vampire world. Madison's life takes an abrupt turn for the worse, though, when she walks out on the patio early one morning and finds a body floating in the pool. The victim is a dangerously wounded vampire with a stake nick to the heart and a brand that sends a clear message to Doug and fellow council member Colin. Madison is somewhat involved in the investigation through her role on the council, but she digs deeper on her own, taking advantage of certain abilities she possesses that vampires lack (like being able to go outside in the daylight). Recommend Madison to urban-fantasy readers in general and especially to fans of Rachel Caine's Morganville Vampire novels.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2011, American Library Association.)