Tunnels of Blood (book)



Tunnels of Blood is the third novel in the Saga of Darren Shan and the final book in the Vampire Blood Trilogy.

Summary
Winter, almost Christmas and Mr Crepsley, Evra and Darren return to Mr Crepsley’s pre-vampire home. They go there to stop a mad Vampaneze called Murlough who is killing humans at an alarming rate. Mr Crepsley doesn’t tell Darren and Evra about Murlough and acts very secretively so when Darren and Evra see the news that people are being murdered and found with all their blood drained, they think it is Mr Crepsley. Meanwhile, Evra dresses as a human to get around and Darren meets a girl, Debbie Hemlock, and they start to go out with each other. Mr Crepsley meanwhile sets a trap for Murlough as he chooses his next victim. As Mr Crepsley is about to catch Murlough Darren and Evra spring their own trap thinking Mr Crepsley is going to kill Murlough’s victim and Murlough escapes with Evra, taking him to his base in the sewers. Crepsley and Darren spend a while searching for him and eventually plant a trap to get Murlough. This trap was risky though as it involved Debbie and her family. Darren tempts Murlough into the trap and Crepsley and Murlough fight to the death and in four moves of the fight, Murlough is dead. Darren says goodbye to Debbie by decorating her Christmas tree before leaving.

First Appearances

 * Debbie Hemlock
 * Murlough

Trivia

 * Darren O'Shaughnessy has stated that this is his favourite book out of the entire Saga of Darren Shan as all of his future plans began to take shape with it.