Nightblood — T. Chris Martindale

THE JUNGLE, VIETNAM

Chris Stiles is more than a soldier. He's a born hunter. In a single, shocking moment on patrol, he earns his first taste of a whole other war -- not the war between grunt and Cong, but between the living and the Undead.

CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY

More than animal, less than human, the predator strikes, once again claiming his prey. But this victim will have his vengeance. Flesh no longer, spirit forever, he will guide Chris Stiles, as closely as a brother, into a world of timeless, blood-famished evil.

ISHERWOOD, INDIANA

A quiet, typical small town nestles in America's heart. Here the most savage onslaught of the vampires will gather force. Here Chris Stiles, as familiar to death as his quarry, will complete his final search-and-destroy mission, against the ultimate Enemy -- only if he can, only because he must.