Vampires, prophecy, and the surveillance job from hell.

Stakeouts were supposed to be boring. This one might end the world.

Perfect for fans of dark comedy, vampire noir, and reluctant heroics with bite.

The Stakeout Diaries by Jon Smith
Jon Smith

Jon Smith

Jon Smith is the bestselling author of over 50 books for children, teens, and adults. His books have been published in seven languages. In addition to writing books, Jon is an award-winning screenwriter and musical theatre lyricist and librettist with productions at the Birmingham Hippodrome, Belfast Waterfront and London’s Park, Waterloo East & Courtyard theatres. His most recent production, Dreamweaver - The Musical premiered at The Old Court House, Kuching, Malaysia and was performed at PJPAC, Kuala Lumpur. 

Jon writes crime fiction under the pen name Adi Flynn, and satirical science-fiction under the pen name Mark Voss. 

Jon enjoyed a happy childhood—making daisy chains, holidays in the sun and an obsessive interest in all things fantasy. No brace, few spots, only one broken bone and one broken heart (not his). It all went swimmingly. Father of four, he lives near Liverpool with his wife and their two school-age children. When he grows up he’d like to be a librarian.

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Rewrite the Dead

A Dark Comedy of Reluctant Vampires and Doomed Prophecies
Book #3 from the series: Fang & Loathing Trilogy

Burned. Bitter. Beyond repair.

Vincent Lupo is not a hero. He’s a jaded vampire who’d rather drink in peace than tangle with politics. Unfortunately, vampire society is crumbling—history is being rewritten, revenants are marching London’s streets, and both aristocrats and influencers insist Vincent is the mastermind holding it all together.

He isn...

Et Tu, Brute?: A Roman Comedy of Errors (Imperium, Interrupted Book 1)

From the series: Imperium, Interrupted

A death foretold. A truth footnoted. A bureaucracy panicking.

Decimus Flaccus was just a scribe. Quiet, diligent, and very nearly forgettable—until he accidentally overheard a conspiracy to kill Julius Caesar.

Now he’s juggling misplaced prophecies, bribable omens, one extremely combustible laundress, and Rome’s worst-kept secret. His job? File...

The Stakeout Diaries

A Vampire Comedy of Errors
Book #2 from the series: Fang & Loathing Trilogy

Every legend has a mastermind.
This one just wants a drink.

Vincent Lupo wanted peace, not politics. Instead, the Vampire Council dump him on a stakeout as punishment duty—keep an eye on one rival, stay out of trouble.

But trouble finds him anyway.

A bungled surveillance drags Vincent, Ren, and Mrs Barley into the middle of a turf war between the...

Series

Destiny Can Bite Me
The Stakeout Diaries
Rewrite the Dead

Fang & Loathing Trilogy

A reluctant vampire, a cursed prophecy, and a darkly funny apocalypse buddy comedy.

Meet Vincent Lupo: immortal, sardonic, and utterly unqualified for heroism. From cults whispering prophecy, to vampire turf wars, to history itself being rewritten, Vincent stumbles,...

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