I really enjoyed this novel. You found yourself not liking the policeman and liking the protagonist, despite him being a vampire that nicely kills young girls. The characters keep you engaged. ( )

The Amazing Mr Howard 3.5 stars

Mr. Howard is a professor of esoteric studies and aids the local police using his psychic skills. A bit of a recluse, Mr. Howard only teaches night classes due to a skin allergy to the sun. I am sure it is obvious to even casual readers that Mr. Howard is a vampire.
Mr. Howard's latest blood donor is from a wealthy family so the police are under intense pressure to find the girl. Willard, a state police detective, is soon on the hunt to unmask Mr Howard. However, the character Willard is so abhorrent - calling his family names and beating his kids - that the reader has zero affection or respect for him. While Mr. Howard kills, he is remorseful about the killing and seeks to return his victim's remains to their families.
The writing is fine and the story moves along nicely. Although while I could accept the premise of a wealthy vampire, the exorbitant payout to a private detective would draw suspicion and attention that was unwanted by the main character. Sometimes fairly minor details like this throw the reader out of the story and detract from its enjoyment.
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This is a deep and twisted vampire/serial killer story. The problem I had was how destable the lead dectective was, which made it neigh on impossible to root for him. I was rather indifferent towards Mr. Howard himself. ( )

I thoroughly enjoyed reading The Amazing Mr Howard. The Characters were very interesting and the Main character of Mr Howard very odd, but would make a great role for someone to play in a Movie if it was made into one. I didn't realise how much sex would be in the book , but it showed another side to vampires I wouldn't have realised. ( )

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Overall, I enjoyed the book. It was nice that some of the things in the book were easy to relate to since I live in Colorado. It had a decent pace to the story, and the characters were fun to read about. Made for a nice change of pace for me since most of my summer reading is usually from my go-to authors.

I think that most of us may know a Mr. Howard, as he was someone who had a little attitude and a little mystique about them. One of those people who you think that there is something more to them, but your not quite sure what. Seems that it would also be interesting to go have a beer with Mr. Howard.

I won't give away any plot or spoilers her, as I don't want to ruin the ride for someone who is wanting to read this book. I will tell you that I enjoyed it, and it made for a fun read! ( )