The Thirteenth Vampire
By (Author) Alice Hemming
Illustrated by Kayt Bochenski
Scholastic
Scholastic
1st October 2023
14th September 2023
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Supernatural and mythological creatures
Childrens / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Thrillers / suspense
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 146mm, Height 190mm, Spine 22mm
460g
From Alice Hemming, the bestselling author of The Dark Unicorn series, comes a brand-new story filled with vampires and a mystery only one girl can solve. The town of Valesti was once rumoured to be the home to a family of twelve vampires who wreaked havoc on the towns people. Until, that is, hunters came to kill them all. At least, they thought they'd killed them all . . . Years later, the rumours are mostly forgotten but some persist - especially those around Castle Bezna , where a mysterious countess lives. Over the years, the countess has enlisted village girls to be her companions, but none of the girls have returned. But when a girl named Vivi decides that the promise of an education and boarding is too great an opportunity to turn down, she packs up her belongings and starts work in the dusty old castle. But soon Vivi starts to wonder if the legend of the thirteenth vampire could be true. Can she prove the vampires existence, or will she join the long list of girls never to return from Castle Bezna . . .