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Title: Trickery!
Review: It's one thing to surprise the reader with twists and turns, but to deliberately trick the reader... I was very annoyed. Everything in the first ten chapters is designed to lead the reader astray. Like Alexander's book The Dark Gift, there's no reason for it at all except to lead us to believe he's a vampire. Why else would this book be forgotten after the truth is revealed? And I found the notion that he frequented prostitutes unsavory behavior for a hero. I truly disliked this book. The writing was more than spare, it was immature for a seasoned writer. The motivations were severely lacking, the plot was thin once the prank was revealed. There may be plenty of vampire books out there but I would have been happier with this one if he actually had been a vampire. Reader beware.
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