Trevor O. Munson

Wow finally a more mature take on vampire stories amongst all the (pre)teen novels. I love the dark side of Mick Angel which makes it seem that being a vampire is much more like being a drug addict rather than a romantic thing. A well put together story of a P.I who happens to be a vampire and all the blood thirst and decay that comes with it. I really recommend reading it, whether you've watched Moonlight or not, it's an absolutely fresh take on the over romanticized vampire stories floating around these days. Two thumbs up!

I couldn't put it down and just had to make time to finish reading it, I even took it to work to be able to continue reading, something have not done before.… (plus d'informations)

I was a big fan of the TV Show Moonlight when it was on CBS, so much so that I remained affiliated with several online email groups and Facebook groups after the show was cancelled--just to keep apprised of any further developments. Back when the show was on, the show's creator had posted several of the first chapters of the book up on his webpage. I had read them way back then and really, really enjoyed them. I was very excited to hear that this novel was being punished and I'd finally get to find out *what happened!?* Trevor Munson's novel-Mick was very different than the TV show version. While he was still a tormented soul, novel-Mick does not have Beth to look to for a reason to live. He also has a slightly different mythos in the way he lives; how he eats/feeds, *who* he feeds on, when he can be outside...to start.

When I was a kid I liked the Film Noir detective movies. The detective in his dumpy office wearing the cool hat who is approached by the lovely damsel who needs his help... This book combines my love of paranormal/fantasy books with the classic film noir detective. I was truly surprised by "who done it" and why. The mystery was fun to read but so was the character study of who Mick is and how he got to be who he is--not just as a vampire but how he developed the personality and attitude he has in the present day. The author shows this by flashing back occasionally to Mick's past.

For me to enjoy a fantasy or paranormal book it has to dovetail with reality somehow, make some sort of sense scientifically and logically. There are many clever touches that make this book's vampire mythos more believable. These vampires don't have "super vision"...they have better night vision *because* they can't see colors...well any color but red. This makes a bit of evolutionary sense in how this species would evolve. They don't sleep in coffins, they sleep in freezers to slow the body's decomposition...

Adding little touches like this helped keep me firmly grounded into the book's "reality", just as if there had been odd inventions of the author that didn't "fit" it would have caused me to fall out of the story, lose interest.

I really enjoyed this book very much. I'm a huge fan of fantasy and this one was extremely enjoyable--not just as a well written story, but also for the ideas put forth on how vampires might be and why they would be that way. I enjoyed it so much it took me only a few hours to finish it. (The first time.)

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for an old style Philip Marlowe type mystery starring a vampire who isn't quite sure he likes being one.

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