{"product_id":"origin-of-the-vampyre-9780998685632","title":"Origin of the Vampyre","description":"\u003cp\u003eTimeless. Beautiful. Dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e1816 -- the Year Without a Summer -- resulted in two of literature's most feared and beloved creations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMary Shelley's Frankenstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoctor Polidori's Vampyre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerican biographer, Rachel Walton, attained international recognition for her Shelley bio, unearthing the horrific events which jolted Frankenstein and his wretch into existence in the peaceful lakeside village of Montreux, Switzerland. What she hadn't expected during her study was to fall in love with a man of gigantic structure, of uncommon beauty, of intriguing origin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Polidori biography is her latest commission. Traveling to London, England she is hosted by Polidori's descendent, Aubrey, determined to uncover the reason for the doctor's spiraling depression and untimely demise after the publication of his tale of horror. Hoping he had found some kind of happiness, perhaps love, before his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePersonal letters and documents secured in his Soho family home reveal a rapidly evolving terror in the mist-shrouded alleys, grand townhomes and ballrooms of Georgian London as Polidori assists the Bow Street Runners in investigating a series of murders. Leading to the revelation of a creature thought to exist only within the pages of Polidori's novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite her own experiences, Rachel was not prepared for the distortion of fiction, reality and time as she exhumes a mystery shrouded and buried beneath the sod for over two-hundred years. Nor could she have foreseen the consequence of an unexpected companionship with her seductive and beautiful host.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrigin of the Vampyre: A Companion to Doctor Polidori's The Vampyre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA paranormal romance and time-blurring mystery by the author of the book club favorite: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFire on the Water: A Companion to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6328505\"\u003eP. J. Parker\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Phillip John Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/15\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998685632\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0998685631\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC027320\"\u003eRomance | Paranormal | Vampires\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022060\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Historical\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phillip John Parker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44575865798893,"sku":"9780998685632","price":26.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_ca4e5fcc-e88d-4100-9b5c-e39dcaeaa593.jpg?v=1702003153","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/origin-of-the-vampyre-9780998685632","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}