Even though this a vampire novel, it's really a primal scream of pain at what's been lost--the vampires in it are basically ways to bring the past to the present, though some of that does seem to be enacting well-earned vengeance. While the reason/s for the vengeance are pretty clear, pretty early on, the target isn't; there are quickly hints, however, that at least one of the first-person narrators in the novel (there are three nested ones) might not be as reliable as one might hope. The language here shifts to cover those three different voices with notable grace, many novelists wouldn't even try what Jones makes look effortless, here.
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