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Bitter Waters
A Dr. Greta Helsing Novel (Related to this series)
- Author
- Vivian Shaw
- Narrator
- Catrin Walker-Booth
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Publish Date
- 25 June 2024
- Run Time
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
In this witty and charming novella Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, investigates the mysterious appearance of a newly turned child vampire.
Relaxing at her partner’s ancestral estate, work is the last thing on Dr. Greta Helsing’s mind. But before she’s had the chance to kick up her feet, a wight appears on their doorstep carrying a newly turned child. Turning a young adult is a grave transgression; to do it to an eleven-year-old is nearly unheard of. Who could possibly commit such a sin, and why would they abandon her?
Dr. Helsing and her vampiric friends will travel across the United Kingdom and to Hell and back to find the answer.
Critics Review
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Praise for the Dr. Greta Helsing series:
"An excellent adventure."—Fran Wilde, award-winning author of Updraft
"Strange Practice is written with elegance, wit, and compassion. The prose is gorgeous, the wit is mordant, and the ideas are provocative. Also, there are ghouls."—Laura Amy Schlitz, Newbery Medal winner
"An exceptional and delightful debut, in the tradition of Good Omens and A Night in the Lonesome October."—Elizabeth Bear, Hugo Award winning author
"Shaw balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and cast of lovable misfit characters. These are not your mother's Dracula or demons ... Strange Practice is a super(natural) read." —Shelf Awareness
"An appropriately dark breath of fresh air." —Booklist -
"Catrin Walker-Booth's performance brings Dr. Greta Helsing to life in this charming novella--part of a series but it can also stand alone. Walker-Booth's skill with pitch, tone, and accents brings each of the characters to life."—Audiofile Earphones Award Winner
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Details
- Author
- Vivian Shaw
- Narrator
- Catrin Walker-Booth
- Duration
- 4 hours 40 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 June 2024
- ISBN
- 9781668642191
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Hachette Audio
- Genre
- Fantasy, Adventure fiction, Fantasy, Mythical and legendary beings, monsters and creatures, Urban fantasy
Synopsis
In this witty and charming novella Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, investigates the mysterious appearance of a newly turned child vampire.  Relaxing at her partner’s ancestral estate, work is the last thing on Dr. Greta Helsing’s mind. But before she’s had the chance to kick up her feet, a wight appears on their doorstep carrying a newly turned child. Turning a young adult is a grave transgression; to do it to an eleven-year-old is nearly unheard of. Who could possibly commit such a sin, and why would they abandon her? Dr. Helsing and her vampiric friends will travel across the United Kingdom and to Hell and back to find the answer.
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