and Huff respectfully defers to the traditional vampire legends: Henry is a solitary vampire, not part of some archaic hierarchy (I hope), who is stronger, faster, more sensitive than humans, but must feed by night and does not kill for blood. He ticks all the right boxes - aristocratic, powerful, attractive, dark and brooding but also cultured and restrained, etc. She could do with finding a pair of glasses that fit her face, so she doesn't have to keep pushing them back up her nose - we get that she wears them already! - and the Moonlighting-esque sexual tension with her former colleague and partner Mike Celucci is wearisome rather than winning, but there are worse fictional detectives.Henry, the five hundred year old bastard son of Hen-ery the Eighth, is a pure joy for a novice vampire afficianado, however. Private investigator Vicki Nelson, who left the police force because of a degenerative eyesight condition, was slightly too 'Kinsey Milhone by numbers' to begin with, all fierce independence and friends with benefits relationships, but I eventually warmed to her reckless behaviour and one-sided conversations.

Of course, the vampire angle lured me to Tanya Huff's series, and Henry Fitzroy does not disappoint, but I soon found myself drawn into the story too.

Read moreĪ playful, paranormal detective novel about a Canadian ex-police officer turned PI who must work with a vampire to catch a demon. Her personality is established before the weirdness starts so we can accept that she is so easily willing to accept demons and vampires as part of the world.There is a romantic triangle developing between Victoria, Mike and Henry (and possibly Tony might form a corner on occassion) that adds interestThe plot itself is a little cliched, but I found the book entertaining, an easy read and I am looking forward to seeing how it develops.I havent heard of the TV show but Im off to google it. An ex cop turned PI - but losing her vision from a degenerative eye disease - and not in a way that gives her some other superpower. The reason I discovered that is because I was wondering why the heck a PI wouldn't have the internet, reverse directories etc while she is searching for Birdwell - well in 1991 its less suprising.Anyway, Victoria is a mix of both traditional and unusual character traits for the genre. I had no idea that this series wasn't brand new (first published 1991) - its a repackaged cover and obviously re released to take advantage of the current popularity of the genre.

Blood Price by Tanya Huff