Title: Blood Harvest
Author: Michael Weinberger
Pages: 316
Category: Horror/Fantasy
Pub. Date: 6/1/2011
Publisher: Purple Mountain Pub.
Format: Paperback
ISBN#: 0983768307
Series: The Hidden Amongst Us #1
Synopsis:
Steve Jacobs isn't a
Vampire...not really...then again... It doesn't really matter what he is
or was anymore because Steve abandoned the darkness of his former life
over a decade ago when he left the only people he ever considered to be
family and ran to California. There he joined the Los Angeles Police
Department, graduated first in his class at the Academy and now works as
a Detective in the Homicide division. Respected by his fellow officers
and enjoying a special bond with his Captain, whom he considers to be
his mentor, Steve feels that he has finally found a place where the
world makes sense and he can leave his dark past behind. So when his
Captain calls in the middle of the night and instructs him to come to a
highly unusual crime scene, Steve does so without question. Arriving on
the scene Steve discovers that the entire staff and patronage of nearly
one thousand people at a popular and hedonistic Los Angeles nightclub
have suddenly and mysteriously collapsed where they stood and appear to
be dead. Rumors of a biological or chemical terrorist attack are doubted
by the large number of LAPD and emergency personnel on the scene, but
there seems to be no other explanation for the unnerving occurrence.
Then, before Steve can even fully begin his investigation, the case goes
from unusual to absolutely bizarre with the appearance of an exotically
beautiful and seductive woman in the company of a large, incredibly
powerful white haired man. Both individuals are people that Steve
thought he had left behind over a decade ago, but he now finds his past
and his present are interwoven together in a mystery that threatens to
destroy everything that he holds dear. Steve quickly learns that what
happened at the nightclub was only the tip of the iceberg in a much
larger conspiracy of greed that, if he is unable to stop, will enslave
an entire society of people, the existence of whom the rest of the world
isn't even aware, and are the people that Steve used to call his family.
My Review:
This review will be short and to the point.
First just let me say that I love reading Vampire books as well as the Horror and Fantasy.
But this book was all over the place and hard to keep up with. The writing style did not keep me interested except in just a few places.
I know that not all books are for everyone. I will say I did finish it but for me this book did not leave me wanting to find out more.
So for the reasons above I will be giving this book the Breath of Life rating:
Two Clock Rating!!
Disclosure:
I did receive the above book in exchange for my honest opinion and
or review. But the Opinions are my own and yours may differ.
About the Author:
Michael Weinberger graduated
from University of Pacific after earning his undergraduate degree in
Sports Medicine and then went on to the Los Angeles College of
Chiropractic where he earned his Doctor of Chiropractic degree in 1993
at the age of 25. He returned home to Las Vegas and operated a
successful chiropractic office until the fall of 2000 when a severe arm
injury forced him to step away from his chosen profession. It was during
his recovery that he began writing.
Michael Weinberger enjoys
writing, archery, martial arts, deep-sea fishing, movies and is a
self-confessed “foodie.” He lives in Las Vegas with his wife and two
daughters where, when not otherwise engaged, can usually be found
shooting arrows into the garage from the custom archery bows he makes in
his spare time.
The author welcomes all comments, reviews and inquiries at his website:
www.michael-weinberger.com
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