Review: A modern day vampire out for world domination?
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 2, 2014
This is a modern, updated vampire tale with a more high tech blood delivery system. It may seem neat and clean but this is no Mister Nice Guy. This is an evil vampire with a plan of destruction. There’s plenty of gory torture and murder. It’s a detective story but it’s a vampire mystery so of course there’s a bit of romance, too.It’s a long book packed with many characters but Rusty Webber is the most developed character.  She is an archeologist hired by a wealthy blood processing corporation to do research first in Romania, and then after she is almost killed and put on trial for murder, is rescued and hired to do further work at a California mission by the same tycoon.It’s like when you watch a horror movie and you are yelling at the victim “No, don’t do that.” Rusty didn’t listen to me.Once in California, she begins digging at an old Spanish mission but bodies start appearing and disappearing.  She finds her mysterious employer is darkly interesting and generous but cold and not completely trustworthy.At the same time, a serial killer is on the loose and Reese Tarrant is the cop on the case. When the case is closed, Reese retires and moves into the alleged serial killer’s apartment to continue his own investigation. That’s when he meets Rusty and eventually her employer, Ajax Rasmussen. The love triangle begins.There was hope for this story but I felt it was too long and drawn out. It was a disappointing and not completely tied up ending.