The Vampire of Kings Street, Asha Greyling
The Vampire of Kings Street, Asha Greyling
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The Vampire of Kings Street
A Novel

Author: Asha Greyling

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 8 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/10/2024


Synopsis

Miss Radhika Dhingra, a newly minted lawyer in nineteenth century New York, never expected that her first client would be a vampire accused of murder.

Having a resident vampire is just the thing for upper-class New Yorkers—besides being a status symbol, they make excellent butlers or housekeepers. The only thing they require in return is a drop or two of blood and a casket to shut out the dawn's early light.

Tolerated by society only if they follow a strict set of rules, vampires are seen as "less than"—and as the daughter of immigrants, Radhika knows firsthand how this feels. Accused of murder, her undead client Mr. Evelyn More, knows that the cards are stacked against him.

With the help of a journalist friend and a diminutive detective inspector, Miss Dhingra sets out to prove her client's innocence and win his freedom. Failure will mean Mr. More's death, the end of her dreams of becoming a successful attorney, and the loss of the vampire Miss Dhingra has begun to call her friend.

Offering an alternative paranormal history, delightful characters, and insightful social commentary, The Vampire of Kings Street will thrill fans of Deanna Rayburn and Rebecca Roanhorse.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mai on June 30, 2024

I enjoy a historical mystery every now and again, but the genre isn't terribly diverse. The author has South Indian heritage and adds that here in the form of the protagonist, Radhika Dhingra, a lawyer in a time when it was difficult to be both a woman and non-white. (Arguably, it is still hard to b......more

Goodreads review by Dianne on July 23, 2024

1.5 Rounded up I'm happy to see how many readers liked and loved this book. Perhaps it just has something to do with me - maybe I missed some salient points, which is why this book didn't 'do' it for me. I normally adore vampire novels and thought that this one would be different enough to capture my......more

Goodreads review by Lexi on May 28, 2024

Overview: ☄️ Slow burn mystery 🧛 Vampires (obviously) 🔮 Quiet fantasy 🚫 No romance Radhika is a lawyer. Maybe not a well regarded one. Or a well known one. Until the day a vampire comes to her door asking her to represent him, which pulls her into the web of a wealthy family, and a murder within. The Vamp......more

Goodreads review by Lilibet on September 14, 2024

I’m going to be frank: I didn’t enjoy this book, but I was prepared to give it a pretty average rating until about 65% of the way through. It was at this point that The Vampire of Kings Street really unraveled for me and started to feel like the author had lost control of the plot and her characters......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on September 19, 2024

The premise of The Vampire of Kings Street is quite compelling! Greyling illustrates prejudice through an alternate history that makes way for the implausible: Vampires are an accepted (although with disgust) part of society, and some are the wards of wealthy white folks. She adds an extra layer to......more