Who is Lestat? In what way does he suggest in the introduction to this novel that the reader should already be familiar with him and his story? Why does he say that this novel will be a modern tale? How does that differ from his other stories? Who does Lestat tell the reader will feature prominently in this novel? Why does he offer this warning?

Why is Lestat in Miami at the beginning of the novel? What does he plan to do? For what reason? How does Lestat follow a strange man in the beginning of the novel? Why does Lestat tell the reader he should have behaved differently but could not make himself do it? What does Lestat do to the strange man in the first part of this novel? For what reason? Why does Lestat go back to the old woman he...