{"product_id":"blood-drunk-9781035083831","title":"Blood Drunk","description":"\u003cp\u003eLondon is about to be drunk dry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gritty pub crawl from the streets of South London to the hallways of vampire royalty. Blood Drunk is a pitch-black urban fantasy for fans of Slow Horses and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I literally couldn't put it down’\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e– Catriona Ward, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Last House on Needless Street and Nowhere Burning\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreddie Burns just wants ten pints, a fight, and to take over his uncle's fading gangland empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a routine hit goes wrong, Freddie stumbles into a secret London – one where vampires are real, monsters hide in plain sight and a ruthless power broker keeps it all buried. Good thing he has a talent for giving vampires a good kicking. Them, and anyone else who looks at him funny.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFreddie’s ability to rip magical strength from the death of living things makes him the most dangerous man in any room – and the most useful. From the blood-soaked streets of South London to the dark halls of vampire royalty, everyone wants him on their side, but no one trusts him. And he doesn’t trust himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo bad it might be up to Freddie to save the world – or at least not wreck it entirely. He just needs a drink first.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Dark, violent, intelligent and quick. Ben Shepherd is one to watch’ – Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Grimy, gritty and a huge amount of fun’ – RJ Barker, Sunday Times bestselling author of The Bone Ships and Mortedant's Peril\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Ben Shepherd\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eThriller \/ suspense, Horror \u0026amp; ghost stories, Fantasy, Fiction: special features, Monsters \u0026amp; legendary beings\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 24 Sep 2026 by Pan Macmillan.\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ben Shepherd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57320101314938,"sku":"9781035083831","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0373\/4125\/files\/9781035083831.jpg?v=1790642937","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.co.uk\/nl\/products\/blood-drunk-9781035083831","provider":"Belfast Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}