The Delicate Dependency

In Michael Talbot's The Delicate Dependency, set in Victorian London, Dr. John Gladstone finds himself entangled with the enigmatic and ancient vampire race after a fateful encounter with an alluring young man named Niccolo. When Niccolo kidnaps Gladstone's child, the doctor is forced to pursue him, enlisting the help of his daughter, Ursula, whose fascination with eternal life complicates the quest, and Lady Hespeth, who harbors a dangerous obsession. As Gladstone grapples with the vampires' hidden motives and his own scientific endeavors, he seeks answers to the mysteries surrounding their sinister actions and the deadly virus he has been studying.