Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore

Christopher Moore's second novel is an enjoyable B-movie romance. It's the story of C. Thomas Flood, aspiring novelist and miswestern fish out of water in the big city of San Francisco. Thomas is down on his luck, stuck living with six Chinese immigrants in a rundown loft. He meets Jody, a newly made vampire who's just as lost in the city as Thomas. She needs a familiar to run errands for her during the day, and Thomas needs a job and a place to live. They fall in love, and then the problems start. The vampire who made Jody still lurks aroudn the city, leaving behind a string of corpses. Worse still, he's planting the bodies to pin the blame on Thomas and Jody. Thomas, along with the night crew from safeway (a group of crazy token stock characters collectively known as "the Animals"), make it their mission to destroy the vampire and save the city.

The book is typical Christopher Moore fare, engaging and humorous. I find that Moore's earlier books aren't as laden with puns and "quirky" plot twists. I enjoyed this story more than Fluke or Lamb. The plot ties together a little too quickly and neatly at the end of the book, but does leave room open for a sequel (2007's "You Suck: A Love Story").