Vampires in Padthorpe?

When the body of a young woman is discovered buried under the pedestrian precinct, it initially looks like a routine police investigation. It's not until the body goes missing that Barnabas Locke begins to suspect that the Padthorpe constabulary may be out of their depth.

He believes that there's a vampire on the loose, but what he doesn't know is that a local detective sergeant is slowly coming to the same conclusion.

Barnabas, Kas, and an initially incredulous Judith, go out in search of a vampire, but the one they eventually find is not the one they're looking for...

Together, they're drawn into an ancient tale of love and hate as they get to the truth behind Padthorpe's historically infamous serial killer, The Padthorpe Leech.

Nox is the second of the chronicles of Barnabas Locke, and is suitable for voracious readers of 12 years and older.