Death Masque (Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire #3) by P.N. Elrod


Death Masque (Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire #3)
Title : Death Masque (Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire #3)
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Language : English
Format Type : Kindle Edition
Number of Pages : 290
Publication : First published January 1, 1995

With the Revolutionary War making itself felt in his Long Island home, Jonathan Barrett and his sister Elizabeth seek refuge on the distant shore of England. However, Jonathan has yet another reason to make the voyage: he is still searching for Nora, his lost love and the woman responsible for his recently discovered taste for blood. That search takes Jonathan back to the home of his mother’s sister, where he discovers a plot against his family that puts him in danger from the most unlikely of suspects. But his new enemies will soon realize that it is very difficult to kill a Barrett�particularly one that is already dead…

Death Masque (Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire #3) Reviews

  • David

    This is the first book I've read in the series, though it's #3 - I was able to catch on pretty quick though, kudos for the Tory perspective on the American Revolution. Less impressed with the abrupt ending which was more suited to a magazine serial than a novel.
    This is also another series that has vampires intimately involved with human reproduction. It would be one thing if vampires could get pregnant, but really no animal, carnivore or hemovore messes with their victims reproductive practices. (Well, apart from a few opportunistic microbes.)
    Oh well. Vampire fiction evolved in the age of Freud, not Marlin Perkins.

    I know the author slightly from our mutual involvement in DFW fandom in the years shortly before this book was originally published. I was actually, pleasantly surprised with the readability as a whole. I can see why it sold realtively well and has stayed in print for well over a decade.

  • Tara

    Seriously the world wants jonathan dead. Every book this man would have leaped off the mortal coil at least once, usually twice, occasionally even thrice, if not for Nora's "gift".

    This book he's back in England, this time with Jericho and Elizabeth, reuniting with his cousin Oliver. There's the now usual Fonteyn family drama. Some lady-drama. Some dueling. Book ending is a twist that you don't really see coming that ties it all nicely together.

  • Kathy Davie

    Read this series before the Jack Fleming one; its main character has a run-in with Jack.

    P. N. Elrod has a very different take on the vampire; hers are good!?! Interesting look at the Revolutionary War from the Loyalist perspective.

  • Kiri

    Although bordering on simplistic the story and characters are engaging and well-written, and there's a fairly interesting take on an old theme.