Nine thousand inhabitants and no church". It is a newly-built area where, the author tells us, "there wasn't even a church. Similarly, the sitting is not your typical Gothic backdrop but a boringly normal Stockholm suburb in the early 80s. The novelty lies in the vampire character - no ageless bloodsucking count or sexy Twilight-style protagonist - but Eli, a seemingly vulnerable two-hundred year old girl whose development is frozen at the cusp of puberty and who finds a kindred spirit in bullied Oskar. True to tradition, his Undead require an invitation to cross any threshold (hence the title), need a regular diet of fresh blood to survive and catch fire when exposed to sunlight. This is exactly what Lindqvist does in "Let the Right One In". Every so often a writer comes along and challenges the perceived boundaries of "genre fiction", keeping some basic elements to keep the particular genre recognisable whilst fiddling around with the rest.
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