This book was awful, from start to finish. The solution to the mystery was obvious from page one. The plot and setting seem to be some sort of pathetic camp version of a Miss Marple mystery.In the first paragraph, the protagonist proclaims himself to be both gay and a vampire. The vampire nonsense was just ridiculous and laughable.However, the "gay" part got to be too much. I don't remember Miss Marple talking about how dishy the vicar was. I certainly don't care for this line in a murder mystery, gay, straight, or any other way. Who cares what smoldering eyes a suspect has?In addition, the main character was just too unbelievable. The way he tosses out British slang after being in the country such a short time was annoying. In fact, everything about this book was annoying.