The legend of the vampire has come to life . . . and is stalking the streets of London. Another body has been found that has been drained of every last drop of blood. Inspector Lestrade of Scotland Yard is baffled. Only Sherlock Holmes-the world's greatest detective-can solve this case. But Holmes himself has been attacked by the vampire creature and is lying close to death. If Holmes dies there will be no one who can stop the world's greatest criminal mastermind-Dr Grimsby Defoe.
Kevin Barry "Kel" Richards (born 8 February 1946) is an Australian author, journalist and radio personality.
Richards has written a series of crime novels and thrillers for adult readers which includes The Case of the Vanishing Corpse, Death in Egypt and An Outbreak of Darkness.
Richards currently presents ABC NewsRadio's weekend afternoons, which includes regular Wordwatch segments. Wordwatch is a feature introduced by Richards. Initially developed as a "filler" program for the radio programs to allow time for changes of people or locations, it tapped into an interest by the listening public and several books have been produced based on the show's research. In November 2003 the thousandth episode of the show was produced.
Richards can also be heard on ABC Local Radio programs including Nightlife (national) and Evenings in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.