The Thirteenth Vampire (Paperback)

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 . . . ?

Alice Hemming is a trusted author - her previous book, The

Midnight Unicorn, was selected for the 2023 Summer

Reading Challenge

Enchanting dark fairy tales with fearsome villains and inspiring

heroines

Perfect for fans of Skandar series

Great for 10+ readers who love fairy tales and Disney