Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire by Dean P. Turnbloom

A thinly-disguised version of Stoker's villain, Baron Antonio Barlucci%E2%80%94'one of the wealthiest financiers in Europe, known internationally as the Pope's banker%E2%80%94' must sustain himself with frequent bloodsucking. I received a free audiobook code for my honest review.Given that others have tossed Holmes, Jack the Ripper, and Dracula together (e.g., Fred Saberhagen's The Holmes-Dracula File), Turnbloom doesn't even get points for originality with this tepid thriller. His talented use of multiple distinct voices and accents for all the different characters adds to the enjoyment of the story. The performance by Kevin E Green is absolutely wonderful. During the book, there were twists, turns and questions about who would live or die and who was sane or insane. The scenes in the subway tunnels and old building looking for the Vampire’s nest were spooky. Holmes is obsessed with finding and stopping Barlucci, to the point that Watson suspects his old friend has dementia. In addition there now is Mylo Strumm and Emily Drake’s daughter, Lucie and Dr Tremaine’s son, Phillip, also a doctor, and engaged to Lucie. The story continues with most of the same NYC characters from book 2. Holmes and Watson are again on the hunt for Baron Antonio Barlucci, the Whitechapel Vampire who escaped but was buried under a mountain of snow Twenty five years later, Holmes & Watson head to New York after bodies are washing up on the US’s north east coast.

Sherlock Holmes and the Return of the Whitechapel Vampire is the 3rd in this series by Dean P.

He must face his own mortality-the only certainty in an uncertain world. In this final chapter, Holmes must face more than evil. Sherlock Holmes and the Return of the Whitechapel Vampire is the exciting finale to the Whitechapel Vampire Trilogy. Has Holmes’ preoccupation with Barlucci driven him to see connections where none exist? Have his powers of deduction gone stale while in retirement? Has Watson’s worst fear, that Holmes’ obsession with the baron has unbalanced his finely tuned psyche, come true? It’s been 25 years since Holmes and Watson hunted Barlucci, 25 years since they learned the baron was buried beneath a mountain of ice and snow. Watson, the good doctor has reservations. But when he arrives in London to enlist the assistance of Dr. Bodies washing up along the eastern coast of New England and the mysterious grounding of a “ghost ship” near Manhattan combine to bring Sherlock Holmes out of retirement to resume his pursuit of the villainous Baron Antonio Barlucci-the Whitechapel Vampire.

Sherlock Holmes and the Whitechapel Vampire by Dean P. Turnbloom