George Sylvester Viereck (1884–1962)

This was an okay story. The “vampire” of the tale is certainly unique. All I will say is he is not the blood sucking kind and thankfully not the Edward Cullen kind either. A major mark against this author is his nazism which I didn’t learn of until after reading this on the Serial app.

I listened to this once before, thought it was alright, but listened to it again and enjoyed it much better the second time around. I loved the setting mostly.

My cover slightly different, with a white banner that comes down to the top of the policemen's heads. Says "not a reprint" on the cover. But it is a 1956 reprint. 25cents.
Apparently the author was a well-known and -respected figure before being arrested for "sedition." He seems to have been acquainted with many famous people and had a novel published. He knows the English language. It's not nearly as fascinating or interesting as the cover or teaser comments suggest, but it's well-written.