Sangre: The Color of Dying

Carlos Colóns first published novel is the story of Nicky Negrón a Puerto Rican salesman in New York City who is turned into a foul-mouthed urban vampire with a taste for the undesirables of society such as sexual predators domestic abusers and drug dealers. A tragic anti-hero Nicky is haunted by profound loss. When his life is cut short due to an unforeseen event at the Ritz-Carlton it results in a public sex scandal for his surviving family. He then rises from the dead to become a night stalker with a genetic resistance that enables him to retain his humanity still valuing his family whilst also struggling to somehow maintain a sense of normalcy. Simultaneously described as haunting hilarious horrifying and heartbreaking Sángre: The Color of Dying is a breathtakingly fun read.