Once Bitten, Stephen Leather
Once Bitten, Stephen Leather
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Once Bitten

Author: Stephen Leather

Narrator: James Langton

Unabridged: 7 hr 45 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 01/31/2012

Synopsis

There’s a full moon over Los Angeles, and for police psychologist Jamie Beaverbook that can only mean one thing: the crazies will be out in force. But when he is called into the station for a consult in the middle of the night, even the jaded Beaverbrook can’t believe his ears. The innocent-looking girl in the interview room doesn’t look a day over fifteen, yet the cops say Terry Ferriman was discovered in an alley off of Sunset Boulevard, her mouth smeared with blood as she crouched over the body of a man whose throat was torn out. A basic psych evaluation convinces Beaverbrook of Terry’s sanity and yet he can’t ignore the evidence that seems to point in one extraordinary direction. He tells himself he doesn’t believe in vampires, but after some digging, the good doctor begins to realize that the shadows of L.A. conceal a world where girls like Terry never age and where blood is more valuable than gold. Sharp, witty, and deliciously sinister, Once Bitten is a satisfying paranormal thriller from bestselling British author Stephen Leather.

About Stephen Leather

Stephen Leather is one of the UK’s most successful thriller writers. He was a journalist for more than ten years on newspapers such as The Times, the Daily Mail and the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. Before that, he was employed as a biochemist for ICI, shovelled limestone in a quarry, worked as a baker, a petrol pump attendant, a barman, and worked for the Inland Revenue. He began writing full time in 1992. His bestsellers have been translated into more than ten languages. He has also written for television shows such as London’s Burning, The Knock and the BBC’s Murder in Mind series. The Stretch and The Bombmaker were filmed for TV. His ebooks have spent more than six months on the UK Kindle Top 100 and for several months he had four titles in the UK Kindle Top 10. You can find out more from his website, www.stephenleather.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by L. on January 26, 2011

Stephen Leather is a well known and successful journalist in the UK and China, and he’s written for The Times, The Daily Mail and South China Morning Post in Hong Kong. He followed up his successful journalism career with bestselling novels, earning a place on best seller lists. Once Bitten is his l......more

Goodreads review by Josh on October 16, 2011

Once Bitten is many things - a semi police procedural, a vampiric tale, a love story, but importantly, it's A-grade story telling by a master of the ebook world. Stephen Leather continues to deliver works unique to print that are as dark and characteristically complex as I've read. Once Bitten is a......more

Goodreads review by Katy on April 07, 2013

Please Note: Read and reviewed in November 2011 from a copy provided by the Amazon Vine program in exchange for an honest review. My Synopsis: Jamie Beaverbrook is a psychologist who works for the LAPD, evaluating people who are brought in to determine if they are mentally competent. It is the night......more

Goodreads review by Michael on June 18, 2018

This is the second book by Leather I've read, the first being The Chinaman. That, too, was a very good book with an ending I didn't see coming. Leather did the same with Once Bitten. This book tells us about Jamie Beaverbook, a psychologist on contract with LAPD helping them to determine when someon......more

Goodreads review by The Bookworms' Lair on February 25, 2012

The current version of the book has a different cover to the one above, I’m not sure I’m keen on the new cover and I probably wouldn’t have bought the book if I seen that version instead of the one above:), my Kindle edition calls the novel ’Once Bitten (A Thriller with Bite)’ and it definitely is a......more

Quotes

“Leather has used every writing skill at his disposal to write a superb tale, conjuring up original ideas and unusual characters. Interweaving his unique characters with his incredible knowledge of crime and scientific know-how, Leather has created an incredible thrill ride that it’s sure to knock your socks off.” —Lynne Levandowski, Suspense Magazine

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