Seance for a Vampire

Fred Saberhagen

Book 10 of Saaberhagen's Dracula Series

Language: English

Publisher: Tor

Published: Jan 1, 1994

Description:

When two suspect psychics offer Ambrose Altamont and his wife the opportunity to contact their recently deceased daughter, the wealthy British aristocrat wastes no time in hiring Sherlock Holmes to expose their hoax. He arranges for the celebrated detective and Dr. Watson to attend the family's next seance, confident in Holmes' rationalist outlook on the situation. But what starts as a cruel mockery becomes deadly reality when young, beautiful Louisa Altamont appears to her parents in the flesh as one of the nosferatu -- a vampire! The resulting chaos leaves one of the fraudulent spiritualists dead, Sherlock Holmes missing and Dr. Watson alone and mystified. With time running out, Watson has no choice but to summon the only one who might be able to help -- Holmes' vampire cousin, Prince Dracula. Vladimir Kulakov returns from his hanging with a sore neck and an axe to grind, and when Sherlock Holmes vanishes, Dr. Watson suspects a connection and summons Holmes' cousin, the vampire Prince Dracula, to help.