Great story about a sort of vampire Sherlock Holmes who only investigates and judges other vampires and gets outsmarted in a delightful way, told by his human assistant. It's free on Tor.com, so check it out!

The judge, as always, had carried out his task. He passed judgement. And, having concluded his task, he went on his way.what a fun story! a light but clever vampire mystery that caught me off-guard in the most delightful way. i'm not sure if this has any connection to Robert van Gulik's judge dee mysteries, because i haven't read them, so any references would have been lost on me, but it's got definite sherlock vibes—if sherlock were a vampire and watson his hongry hongry human sidekick. apparen...

Free to read here.This was an ok short about a vampire and his human assistant. Looking at the reviews, I thought it would be better than it was, though. I mean, nothing much happened that captured my interest until the very last few sentences. But considering it's a short story and it's a free story, how can you really complain?Judge Dee is a vampire judge. <--there really aren't many laws a vampire can break but if they do, it's curtains for them, baby! Anyway. Dee and the human he saved a whi...

I've seen this pop up after a couple of friends recently read it and since there had been vampires in my recent reads, I thought it fitting to add this.Judge Dee is a vampire. Probably a very old vampire. One day, while passing judgement on other vampires for their behavior, he encounters the only survivor of a village, Jonathan, and asks him to be his guide. Afterwards, Jonathan simply follows his "master". And why not? He seems a very amicable person: soft-spoken, wise, measured, in control of...

Judge Dee goes from place to place to deliver justice. He is accompanied by a human, Jonathan and they are going towards Castello dell’orrore. Oh and Judge Dee is a vampire. When Judge Dee knocks on the gate and announces who he is, everyone gets scared. Judge Dee investigates the case and justice is served.‘I am Judge Dee,’ the judge said. He spoke quietly and coldly and the four vampires rocked in place as though hit. I love Judge Dee's style.I really enjoyed this. I agree with the other revie...

Well thanks to my friend Karen, I stumbled onto this read. Normally, I would not read vampire stories, but I loved Karen’s review, loved the cover picture, and loved the premise of the story. (I’d lead you to her review but I don’t know how to do that🤪)Although a short read, it was very engaging, very descriptive and really very fun! I don’t know much about vampires but did learn a few things about rules, laws and traditions in the vampire world.... so step out of your comfort zone, or jump into...

4.3/5"There are no innocent vampires"A human assistant and a vampire Judge travel to the Castle of Gold to determine if a crime has been committed. A delightful fantasy tale with a wonderful twist. I really want to see more of the vampire Judge Dee.

📚 Free short story from Tor 📚It is a truth universally acknowledged that all vamps are wimps. Well all vamps but Judge Dee, obviously. (And my boyfriend Jojo Cabal's beloved brother Horst, that goes without saying.) “Why, pray tell, is he not included in the Fanged Wimps Club (FWC™),” you ask? Because: a) He's an errand judge (which kinda sorta explains his name. And is slightly very cool).b) He practices Asceticism (which is sexy as fish, just so you know).c) His gaze is somewhat discomfiti...

Presumably some kind of hommage to Robert van Gulik 's books, but I never read any of the original Judge Dee novels so I can not really judge it.Ascetic, scrupulously fair vampire judge/executioner travels with his faithful human servant (who is our PoV) judging other vampires. There is a conflict, there is a mystery and a twist. The writing is lovely, I like the characters (or like reading about them, Baron Guido has some fantastic douchebag lines), the plot twist was interesting. I was a bit d...

This is a quick short story about vampires and their adherence to their own internal law. For those of us who don’t really follow the supernatural creature thingy, this is a character-driven tale that sets up nicely and clicks the reader’s interest.So vampires liked castles, and they liked the gates to ominously creak, and they liked the floorboards to make a sound when you stepped on them and, in short, they wanted to be well informed in advance if anyone, especially people with sharp sticks, w...

Good stuff! Apparently there are more of these droll, all vampire mystery stories coming down the pipe. Vampire Judge Dee is sure to get into some strange situations while enforcing the vampire code, and his relationship with his reluctant human "familiar" Jonathan is ripe for some amusing developments.

A really good story, would like to see more of Judge Dee

This is a fun little short story about a very old vampire who is, essentially, a circuit judge for vampires, enforcing the only law that really matters to vampires: don't endanger us all by behaving so outrageously that you get us discovered by the humans we prey on.Judge Dee is accompanied in his travels by a boy named Jonathan, whom he rescued from a local disaster in England. Because vampires don't really eat, and really don't eat what humans eat, Jonathan devours ferociously whatever human-e...

A delightful little short story that's equal parts Dracula and Sherlock Holmes (specifically, "A Scandal in Bohemia"). This stars a powerful old vampire who is essentially a circuit judge for vampires (to make sure they don't endanger themselves by revealing themselves to the world) and his companion, a human boy who seems to be brought along... well, for a touch of humanity. It's a bit of a murder mystery with a very delightful twist. Well done.

I came here for the vampire judge, stayed for the almost Sherlock Holmes-esque mystery.

3.5? A little light, and not quite what I was expecting but enjoyable enough. The Judge Dee aspect is barely more than a name though.

What a delightful little short story about a vampire judge and his human companion. And I quite appreciated the little twist at the end.

A classic but at the same time refreshing play on vampire tropes, pleasant to read, and with a clever twist. The characters are memorable and would deserve getting developed further into something longer. :)

This book was weird. Really weird. But I came at it from an entirely different perspective.I thought, hoped, it continued the Judge Dee series written by Robert van Gulik that my mom stared me reading when I was way younger. She and I enjoyed how this Judge Dee solved multiple cases in Imperial China.This Judge Dee has an assistant like van Gulik’s. And like van Gulik’s this Judge Dee roams the countryside to visit the crime scene and adjudicate. Both Judge Dee investigate, decide upon guilt, an...

Here come dee judge! This is a delightfully written little story. The characters are easy to bring to life in your "theater of the mind" and the dialogue is exactly what you'd expect in a vampire story. I just loved Johnathon - Judge Dee's familiar. The story has a strong Sherlock Holmes feel to it and I wondered (like another reviewer) if there might be any connection with authors John Pirillo or Robert van Gulik. The ending was just the best. I didn't pick it...but I should have. A highly rec