Fred, the Vampire Accountant Books in Order
Part ofDrew Hayes Books in OrderSee the Fred, the Vampire Accountant series by Drew Hayes in order, with book summaries, series background, and where-to-start tips.
Last updated: June 7, 2026
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Publication Order
9 books
The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant
by Drew Hayes
2014
Fred was boring in life and remains boring after becoming a vampire. A high school reunion pulls him into the parahuman world, where accountants can meet zombies, dragons, necromancers, and trouble.
Undeath and Taxes
by Drew Hayes
2015
Fred becomes a certified parahuman accountant and expands his business to serve monsters with financial needs. Unfortunately, clients keep dragging him into enchanted weapons, government agents, possessed houses, and dragon trouble.
Bloody Acquisitions
by Drew Hayes
2016
Fred's parahuman accounting business is thriving when a new vampire clan moves into Winslow. As hunters, mages, spies, and clients pile on, Fred must choose whether to flee or defend his home.
The Fangs of Freelance
by Drew Hayes
2017
Fred's freelance work for the Agency sends him into ghostly castles, dangerous negotiations, and other jobs that should not require an accountant. Meanwhile, an old enemy returns with backup.
Deadly Assessments
by Drew Hayes
2018
The Blood Council sends an assessor to decide whether Fred is fit to lead a vampire clan. With Krystal away and a new bodyguard nearby, Fred must prove the House of Fred deserves to exist.
Undeading Bells
by Drew Hayes
2019
Fred is trying to prepare for his wedding to Krystal, which should be stressful enough. Old debts, fresh grudges, and new dangers threaten to turn the walk down the aisle into a fight for survival.
Out of House and Home
by Drew Hayes
2021
Fred hopes married life will bring peace, but an enemy from his past attacks the House of Fred. Now he must protect his clan, keep the business running, and uncover who wants him destroyed.
Posthumous Education
by Drew Hayes
2022
Fred is settling into a new home when a fey debt sends him to a supernatural university as an interim professor. The job sounds safe, until campus history starts threatening students and teacher alike.
All Accounts Settled
by Drew Hayes
2025
Fred's long conflict with his sire moves toward its final reckoning. Along the way come centaur battles, strange potions, underwater vampires, and revelations about the parahuman world.
Series background & context
The Fred, the Vampire Accountant series begins with Fredrick Frankford Fletcher, a man who was quiet, awkward, and deeply committed to ordinary routines before death made him a vampire. Most urban fantasy vampires get castles, curses, and dramatic lighting. Fred gets accounting.
That is the central joke, but it is not the whole series.
After Fred reconnects with Krystal at a high school reunion, his undead life starts filling with the things he least wants: danger, monsters, politics, and social obligations. He discovers a hidden parahuman world where vampires, dragons, mages, zombies, werecreatures, and other supernatural beings all have problems. Many of those problems, inconveniently, involve money, contracts, property, or paperwork.
Fred would rather solve things with spreadsheets than fangs. That is part of the charm. He is not a brooding predator or chosen warrior. He is a careful professional who keeps being dragged into trouble because his friends, clients, and clan need him. The books often work as linked episodes, each one moving through several cases while also building Fred's relationships and responsibilities.
The setting centers on Winslow, Colorado, but the series keeps widening its view. Fred goes from lonely vampire to business owner, clan leader, husband, teacher, and reluctant figure in parahuman affairs. The stakes rise over time, yet the stories keep their cozy, practical feel. Even when a magical threat is looming, someone probably still needs a receipt.
The series is best read in publication order. Start with The Utterly Uninteresting and Unadventurous Tales of Fred, the Vampire Accountant, then follow Fred as his quiet afterlife gets steadily less quiet. The later books draw more heavily on past allies, old debts, and vampire politics, especially as Fred's conflict with his sire moves toward its end.
Expect dry humor, found family, supernatural bureaucracy, and a hero whose greatest weapon is often patience.
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