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The Food
A serial killer is terrorizing Narvaez County. The two highest ranking detectives in the Sheriff's Department, Paul McCready and Donna Parker, set out to bring the murderer to justice. As even police officers fall to the killer, McCready and Parker come to realize that this is no ordinary murderer. It is, in fact, vampire. McCready and Parker find themselves drawn to each other and begin a torrid and kinky love affair while they singlemindedly pursue the inhuman killer. Meanwhile, Michael Dalton, the newly formed vampire, must desperately fight to feed himself and to adapt to a solitary life as a hunted monster. Author's This is an adult book due to language and frank depictions of violence and sensuality.
614 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 30, 2011
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June 5, 2024jstepnio
5.0 out of 5 stars The vampire book that has it all...
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2011
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It's been a while since I've had time to read fiction... too long! I feel fortunate to have been able to read this one as the author was in the process of writing it and immediately became drawn to the characters and excited about how they would develop and what would happen.
I should note that this book isn't just about vampires. In fact, I'd say I enjoyed watching the relationship between Donna and Paul develop just as much as I did the relationship between Michael and the "community". They had me hesitant to put the book down at points. The ending will surprise you... or, rather my interpretation of it did. Sex, murder, a Miasma... it's all there.
This book also isn't like the Twilight series in any way... In fact, I've boycotted that whole series on the basis that vampires should never "sparkle". Dunlap has done an exceptional job tying in the animal nature of these creatures and drawing us into their perspective of humans as a food source. At the same time, you see moments of humanity... or, it might just be logic and me wanting it to be humanity. Either way, he creates them as an imperfect species that has seemingly mastered existence in our society. The dynamic is quite interesting.
The characters in this book seem to exist beyond fiction. The level of detail has you imagining them as real people, quirks and all. The places are also described in such detail that your first assumption is that they really exist. It's no doubt a page-turner that will leave you wondering what will happen next!
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Martin greis
5.0 out of 5 stars Cops, Vampires, Sex...What else could you want?
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2012
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Dunlap is an excellent writer who can keep you turning those pages...or clicking the arrow...whatever. He has just right amount of purple prose necessary for a book involving vampires. The vampires are believeable ones...I like that. He sets the scene very well, and then goes on to tell the story with just the right amount of narrative, before changing scenes to keep you interested. Fast paced book involving cops, Sex, and vampires. A winner...buy it, read it. You will not be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The vampire book that has it all...
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2011
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It's been a while since I've had time to read fiction... too long! I feel fortunate to have been able to read this one as the author was in the process of writing it and immediately became drawn to the characters and excited about how they would develop and what would happen.
I should note that this book isn't just about vampires. In fact, I'd say I enjoyed watching the relationship between Donna and Paul develop just as much as I did the relationship between Michael and the "community". They had me hesitant to put the book down at points. The ending will surprise you... or, rather my interpretation of it did. Sex, murder, a Miasma... it's all there.
This book also isn't like the Twilight series in any way... In fact, I've boycotted that whole series on the basis that vampires should never "sparkle". Dunlap has done an exceptional job tying in the animal nature of these creatures and drawing us into their perspective of humans as a food source. At the same time, you see moments of humanity... or, it might just be logic and me wanting it to be humanity. Either way, he creates them as an imperfect species that has seemingly mastered existence in our society. The dynamic is quite interesting.
The characters in this book seem to exist beyond fiction. The level of detail has you imagining them as real people, quirks and all. The places are also described in such detail that your first assumption is that they really exist. It's no doubt a page-turner that will leave you wondering what will happen next!
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Martin greis
5.0 out of 5 stars Cops, Vampires, Sex...What else could you want?
Reviewed in the United States on March 11, 2012
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I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Dunlap is an excellent writer who can keep you turning those pages...or clicking the arrow...whatever. He has just right amount of purple prose necessary for a book involving vampires. The vampires are believeable ones...I like that. He sets the scene very well, and then goes on to tell the story with just the right amount of narrative, before changing scenes to keep you interested. Fast paced book involving cops, Sex, and vampires. A winner...buy it, read it. You will not be disappointed.
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