Dark Blood

AN UNDENIABLE CRAVINGFor two hundred years, Roger Neimann has never had to know the end that mortals face. But eternal existence comes with a price he cannot accept . . . consuming human blood. Hiding in New Orleans under an assumed identity, he desperately searches for a cure for his vampirism.AN INSATIABLE HUNGERStalking the streets of New Orleans, a vicious serial killer dubbed "The Ripper" leaves his victims drained of blood. For Houston physician Matthew Carter, it is an all-too-familiar pattern—one that sends him racing to find Neimann. But he is not alone in his hunt.A RAGING THIRSTThere are those intent on using the powers of the vampire for their own evil ends. A vampire sick with disease and driven into a crazed killing frenzy that will not stop until he has taken everyone he can . . . including the woman Matt loves."If you read one horror book this year, read this one!" —William W. Johnstone on Night...