The Bureau

Volume 1

By: Kim Fielding

Narrated by: Joel Leslie

This collection contains the first three Bureau novellas:

Corruption

Once a proud demon of the night sky who carried nightmares to humans, Tenrael has spent decades in captivity as the star attraction of a traveling carnival. He exists in miserable servitude to men who plunk down ten dollars to fulfill their dark desires.

Charles Grimes is half human, half...something else. For 15 years he’s worked for the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs, ridding the country of dangerous monsters. When his boss sends him to Kansas to chase a rumor about a captive demon, Charles figures it’s just another assignment. Until he meets Tenrael.

Clay White

Someone - or something - is murdering young men in San Francisco. Clay White has been fired from the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs, but he’s determined to track down the killer. When he comes across a vampire named Marek, Clay assumes he’s caught the perp. But the encounter with Marek turns out to be more complicated than Clay expected, and it forces him to deal with his own troubled past and murky psyche.

As Clay discovers, sometimes the truth doesn't come easy - and the monsters are not who we expect.

Creature

Alone in a cell and lacking memories of his past, John has no idea who - or what - he is. Alone on the streets of 1950s Los Angeles, Harry has far too many memories of his painful past and feels simply resignation in facing his empty future.

When Harry is given a chance to achieve his only dream - to become an agent with the Bureau of Trans-Species Affairs - all he has to do is prove his worth. Yet nothing has ever come easy for him.

Now he must offer himself and John as bait, enticing a man who wants to conquer death. But first he and John must learn what distinguishes a monster from a man - and what a monster truly wants.

©2018 Kim Fielding (P)2018 Kim Fielding

5 Stars for love of monsters

How do you define who or what is a monster? I had never read or listened to anything by Kim Fielding before and I was pleasantly surprised. I really like all of the stories, but I especially loved the third story of Harry and John. I originally picked this up because I have liked other books narrated by Joel Leslie, and I must say he did a brilliant job with these stories. Don't miss this one, it is well worth your time and a credit.

LGBT Great!

Enjoyable alteration on Frankenstein with gay themes and romance set in the late 40s with an an FBI for interspecies relations with the supernatural beings of this Story World.

When men fall in love with monsters

Dark love stories of monsters and men. The last story, Creature, was the best of the three and is worth grabbing this book for that one alone.

The narrator is very good at making very different voices. You’ll never get confused as to who is speaking.

How do you define a monster?

If you like your romance with a little paranormal thrown in, this is a great collection if short stories.
Each story stands on it's own and Kim Fielding has a knack for writing the best and worst of "humanity".
Joel Leslie's performance brings a unique voice and life to each of the characters.
I do wish the stories were longer and there were more in this series though.
I will happily listen to this book again. Each story kept me engaged, the characters are interesting and their stories raw and emotional.

Really good!

I really liked this one, good storys that bind together and perfekt charachters.
Joel Leslie did an amazing job to keep track of all the voices, and I grow to love his work more and more!
Only thing I didnt like was that chapter
22-23, 26-27, 29-30 and 31-32 was all duplets. I dont care much if it happens once but 4 times was enough to make me annoyed since I basically listened to those parts when I was driving.
Other than that, get this book, it was a great!