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C. K. McDonnell’s This Charming Man is the second installment in The Stranger Times series, a genre-blending urban fantasy that follows a ragtag team of journalists at a Manchester-based newspaper dedicated to the paranormal. While the paper’s primary mission is to report on the "weird and wonderful," the staff often finds themselves at the center of very real supernatural conspiracies. Plot Overview: The Impossible Vampire

As the staff of The Stranger Times investigates these "allegories run amok," they must juggle several subplots: C K McDonnell The Stranger Times 02 This ...

: While the office is being renovated, a secret trapdoor is discovered, leading the team to realize someone is trying to kidnap Stella, a young woman with mysterious and powerful supernatural abilities. While the paper’s primary mission is to report

: The series leans heavily on the dynamic of the "ragtag group of misfits" working under the foul-tempered and often drunken Editor-in-Chief, Vincent Banecroft. : A recurring theme is the reality of

: A recurring theme is the reality of the supernatural versus public perception; many things traditionally thought to be real are fake, while the truly dangerous forces remain hidden in plain sight. Major Characters

The central mystery of This Charming Man begins with a series of gruesome murders in Manchester that appear to be the work of vampires. This is inherently problematic because, in the world established by McDonnell, vampires are strictly a work of fiction—even to the "Folk" and the "Founders," the secret supernatural entities that actually exist.

: Assistant Editor Hannah Willis returns to work after a messy divorce, only to find herself embroiled in new legal battles and developing complicated feelings for a police inspector who has his own psychological baggage.