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Be Still My Unbeating Heart

by Josh Winning

A vampire mystery on the Italian coast

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A vampire mystery on the Italian coast

In the seaside village of Vernazza, Bastian’s holiday takes a turn when a woman is found dead and the evidence points toward a vampire. With detective Nico De Luca assigned to watch him, Bastian investigates alongside Whitby, his magical talking cat, as further deaths raise the stakes and the Vampire Council is summoned. The setup combines a murder investigation with contemporary fantasy elements, including a reformed vampire navigating suspicion and a town wary of his kind. A potential romance with De Luca adds another thread to the mystery, whose central question is who is framing vampires in Vernazza.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • For readers who enjoy contemporary fantasy with vampires and magical companions.
  • For mystery readers interested in seaside settings and investigations involving supernatural suspects.
  • For readers who like a romantic thread alongside a murder mystery.

Themes

Suspicion and prejudiceVampire identity and reformMurder investigationRomance

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Book overview

A cozy vampire vacation mystery set in a seaside Italian village, featuring a reformed vampire, his magical talking cat, and a handsome, brooding detective.

Bastian may be a vampire, but he doesn't bite.

. . . Not anymore, at least.

These days, Bastian just wants to live his best undead life: visit charming Italian villages, maybe dance in the square with a cute boy, all with Whitby, his best friend (and magical talking cat) by his side. What he doesn't want? To stumble across a dead body on the beach, a girl who appears to have been killed by a vampire.

It wasn't Bastian. He swears--on his own grave.

But the local police chief doesn't trust Bastian, or any vampire, for that matter, so he assigns detective Nico De Luca to keep an eye on him until his trial. And while Bastian normally wouldn't complain about having a gorgeous, mysterious man by his side, he has more important things to worry about, because the police chief has called the Vampire Council, and if the real killer is still at large when they arrive, the whole town could be in danger. As more bodies begin to pile up, Bastian, Whitby, and De Luca must get to the bottom of who in Vernazza is framing vampires, before it's too late.

Charming, twisty, and laugh-out-loud funny, Be Still My Unbeating Heart by Josh Winning is a delightful romp through a swoon-worthy magical murder mystery.
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