The wandering Judge Dee serves as judge, jury, and executioner for any vampire who breaks the laws designed to safeguard their kind’s survival. This new case in particular puts his mandate to the test.
JUDGE DEE AND THE LIMITS OF THE LAW by Lavie Tidhar takes readers into the social structure of vampires. Told through the eyes of Jonathan, a human companion to the Judge, the application of vampire law is observed.
A vampire calls for a judge to settle a dispute between two households. One claims his brother was murdered, the other claims self-defense. Judge Dee sees more than he hears, and does what he must to settle the dispute. Bloody fantastic ending.
I highly recommend this story to all genre readers, and I hope to see more of Judge Dee in future stories.
As always,
AstraDaemon
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