"A very impressive debut... the earthly and the unearthly mingle horrifyingly in this brand new twist on vampire mythology. You will thoroughly enjoy the sensual chills and thrills encountered by a courageous young FBI agent who must cope with her own innermost fears as well as ghostly terror from the beyond."
--John Russo, screenwriter of Night of the Living Dead and author of Undead
"The perfect dark fantasy.”
--Kat Richardson, author of the Greywalker Series
“A gritty cop thriller with the paranormal edge of a rusty straight razor, Duncan’s deftly subtle debut creeps up on you like a ghost in the night, offering candy but delivering teeth.”
--Mark Henry, author of HAPPY HOUR OF THE DAMNED
"A vampire sheriff, psychic partner and dangerously dysfunctional FBI agent meet in this edgy mash-up of urban fantasy and police procedural. Jim Duncan's take on supernatural tropes is fresh, and the world he creates is thick with labyrinthian menace."
--Lisa Brackmann, author of ROCK PAPER TIGER
"Bloody, delicious, twisted urban fantasy."
--Lilith Saintcrow, author of the Jill Kismet and Strange Angels series