Dark Blood

<B>AN UNDENIABLE CRAVING</B><P>For 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.<P><B>AN INSATIABLE HUNGER</B><P>Stalking 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.<P><B>A RAGING THIRST</B><P>There 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.<P>If you read one horror book this year read this one! -William W. Johnstone on <I>Night Blood</I>