Vivian Shaw

Contemporary author of urban fantasy and speculative fiction, best known for the Dr. Greta Helsing series (including Strange Practice and Dreadful Company).

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  1. 1. Strange Practice

    A wry, compassionate physician who specializes in treating vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural patients in modern London is jolted into a dangerous investigation when one of her patients is violently killed; using medical skill, stubborn curiosity, and a ragged band of supernatural and human allies, she navigates occult politics, long-buried secrets, and rising prejudice to uncover the truth, balancing day-to-day care, personal loyalties, and the darker forces that threaten her community.

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  3. 4. Grave Importance

    A London physician who specializes in treating supernatural patients is pulled out of her routine when a mysterious illness and a web of dangerous secrets force her to follow clues beyond the city. As she navigates vampire politics, ancient magic, and the ethical gray areas of caring for beings who live by different rules, she must rely on a small, loyal circle of friends and her medical instincts to unravel a conspiracy that threatens the precarious peace between the living and the undead.

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  4. 5. Dreadful Company

    A witty urban-fantasy mystery in which Dr. Greta Helsing, a London physician who treats vampires, werewolves, and other supernatural clients, is drawn into a dangerous investigation after a string of baffling and violent incidents among the undead. Mixing medical rigor, compassion, and dry humor, she and her friends must navigate ancient grudges, bureaucratic obstacles, and dark magic to uncover the truth and protect their precarious community.

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