This is another one of Harstad’s great mystery novels featuring small-town Iowa cop Carl Houseman (all of which I’ve read before, but have recently started rereading because, happily, I’ve forgotten all their plots). In this one, Houseman and the gang are called in to investigate a pretty special case — the death of their captain’s young niece. At first, it looks like a possible suicide — she’s found dead in her bathtub with a knife next to her and a big gash in her neck. But after closer examination it becomes clear it was a murder, and a weird one at that. Her body’s been almost completely drained of blood, and her housemates? All believe the guy who lives on the third floor is a vampire.
Tags: Mystery
