Dreadful Company

  • Author Vivian Shaw
  • Narrator Suzannah Hampton
  • Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
  • Run Time 11 hours and 22 minutes
  • Format Audio
  • Genre Fantasy, Urban fantasy.
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What to expect

'This book is a joy to read, unlocking every bit of delicious promise in the premise' B&N Sci-Fi & Fantasy Blog on Strange Practice

When Greta Helsing, doctor to the undead, is called to Paris to present at a medical conference, she expects nothing more exciting than professional discourse on zombie reconstructive surgery.

Unfortunately for Greta, Paris happens to be infested with a coven of vampires - and not the civilised kind. If she hopes to survive, Greta must navigate the maze of ancient catacombs beneath the streets, where there is more to find than simply dead men's bones.

Praise for the series:

'I loved every page of it . . . a spectacularly fun book' Powder and Page

'Balances an agile mystery with a pitch-perfect, droll narrative and a cast of loveable misfit characters' Shelf Awareness

'Shaw's elegant writing makes this series a standout in the genre' Booklist

'An absolute delight' Forbidden Planet

'Packed with characters who are a pleasure to spend time with' ScifiNow

Critics Review

I loved every page of it . . . a spectacularly fun book

POWDER AND PAGE

Shaw’s elegant writing makes this series a standout in the genre

BOOKLIST

I loved revisiting Greta’a world

BLUE BOOK BALLOON

A playfully witty confection spun from the setting of The Phantom of the Opera

PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

This book is a joy to read, unlocking every bit of delicious promise in the premise

B&N SCI-FI & FANTASY BLOG on STRANGE PRACTICE

A darkly delicious adventure featuring a quirky new heroine. Strange Practice breathes new life into the undead

James Bennett, on STRANGE PRACTICE

What a splendid adventure this is – Dr Greta Helsing is a brilliant character . . . The underlying mystery is nicely twisty, and Dr Helsing has a quirky coterie of undead friends to aid her on her quest . . . promises to be a splendid new urban fantasy series

ESPRESSO COCO on STRANGE PRACTICE

Readers will look forward to more of Greta’s adventures. An imaginative, delightfully droll debut

KIRKUS on STRANGE PRACTICE

The author has packed her book with characters who are a pleasure to spend time with

SCIFINOW on STRANGE PRACTICE

The book’s mix of humor, mystery, urban fantasy, and gothic horror ultimately struck all the right chords with me . . . I’m already looking forward to the next one

BIBLIOSANCTUM on STRANGE PRACTICE

Vivian has taken all of the best elements (characters you really get to know and care about, sly sense of humour, clever references, some social commentary), allied them to an intriguing new story and along the way also nicely expanded the world Greta and her friend inhabit . . . an utterly delicious read

FORBIDDEN PLANET

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