People think vampires are creatures of the Old World.

But before modern borders divided the lands around it, the Caribbean Sea was better known as the Spanish Main.

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Paramaribo – the turning point

Paramaribo – the turning point

Paramaribo is one of the only places where a large yacht can be safely anchored along the coast of Suriname. It’s also, conveniently, one of the places that an ex-vampire sea-faring businessman might legitimately be expected to be familiar with.

Death is for the Living launch!

Death is for the Living launch!

Death is for the Living: a tale of vampire hunters and intrigue set on and around the Spanish Main…because in the Tropics, night comes early.

Character interview: Cristina Batista

Character interview: Cristina Batista

Cristina Batista: I find that the facts remain the facts no matter your beliefs. It makes my job a little easier, in some ways. Vampires have a vested interest in human ignorance, so populated areas can provide good cover under the right circumstances.

Guadeloupe – en route to the South

Guadeloupe – en route to the South

Guadeloupe. It’s a convenient place to stop for sail repairs, as I found out – or, of course, for a fleeing team of vampire hunters to pause and stock up.

Character interview: Jean Vignaud

Character interview: Jean Vignaud

Jean Vignaud: Take-out is one of my favourite things of this century. If you are trying to put the Frenchman at his ease by asking about food, be assured: I am quite relaxed.

Background to Mama Gale

Background to Mama Gale

The inspiration for Mama Gale: Believe it or not, my godmother by courtesy was a lady named Cyralene Gale, and she ran the Bequia Bookshop until sometime in the early 1990s.

Cruising for vampires

Cruising for vampires

Sun, sails…and vampires: incongruous trio of concepts. When I first floated (aha) the idea of vampire hunters based on a yacht in the Caribbean, I expected to get shot down in flames.

Who’d become a vampire hunter?

Who’d become a vampire hunter?

Vampire hunter. The ones who don’t stand by and do nothing. The crew of the Artemis are an eclectic bunch, but they have exactly one thing in common; they fight to save your ass from something you don’t even believe in.