# name this vampire P.I. series for me. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 17, 2003, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407 "2003-06-17T07:33:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![zen101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c68b51/32.png) [@zen101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zen101)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 7:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407/1 "2003-06-17T07:33:02Z")
A while back I was reading a series of books about a vampire private eye. He lived in Chicago (and fed from the stockyards there rahter than feeding from humans), he became a vampire after being a privade dick and the books were pretty funny and not terribly good detective fare, but I never finished the series and have since gotten a yearning to do so but can’t for the life of me remember the name of the series. Any help? ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407/2 "2003-06-17T10:02:45Z")
The vampire files by P.N. Elrod? ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 10:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407/3 "2003-06-17T10:49:35Z")
I liked that series- the early ones, anyway; I thought the later few lost something. The titles all end in ‘in the Blood.’ Was ‘Fire in the Blood’ the first one, or is my memory failing me? ---
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407/4 "2003-06-17T15:16:41Z")
Another really good vampire P.I. series is Tanya Huff’s novels about a female PI, Victoria Nelson, and her vampire friend, Henry Fitzroy. It is a Canadian series, and there are some distinctly recognizable Toronto and area landmarks mentioned throughout the novels. Also, each novel focuses on a different supernatural aspect. There are demons, werewolves, and mummies as focuses for some of the novels. Great series, easy read, lots of fun! ---
**Author:** ![TeaRoses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c37758/32.png) [@TeaRoses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TeaRoses)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407/5 "2003-06-17T16:44:17Z")
**Harli** , was there a scene in those books where two characters (possibly those you just named) share a first kiss/bite in a vehicle? Or is that too vague to know? I’m asking because I once picked up an interesting book in a bookstore and then put it down without remembering the title and author, and I think this may be it. ---
**Author:** ![zen101](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c68b51/32.png) [@zen101](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zen101)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407/6 "2003-06-17T17:26:24Z")
that’s the series. Thanks people! ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2003, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407/7 "2003-06-17T17:59:59Z")
For reference, the series includes the following books, in order: 1. _Bloodlist_ (Jack was a reporter before becoming a vampire, BTW.) 2. _Lifeblood_ 3. _Bloodcircle_ 4. _Art in the Blood_ 5. _Fire in the Blood_ 6. _Blood on the Water_ 7. _A Chill in the Blood_ 8. _The Dark Sleep_ (We finally get a look at Escott’s history.) 9. _Lady Crymsyn_ 10)_Cold Streets_ I like the series, but it did go downhill for a while. Now it’s sort of uneven. I liked _Lady Crymsyn_, but _Cold Streets_ just left me, well, cold. And a little nauseous. Elrod’s also done a series featuring another vampire who turned up in the Vampire Files–Barrett. I don’t care for the Barrett books, though. ---
**Author:** ![Harli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c0e974/32.png) [@Harli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harli)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2003, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-this-vampire-p-i-series-for-me/182407/8 "2003-06-18T15:08:29Z")
**TeaRoses** , I’ll have to double check. I own the complete series, but haven’t read it for a few years now. I’ll let you know. It’s possible.