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The Red Scarab: A Vampire Hunter Series
COMMIT THE SEVENTH SINIn Salt Lake City, vampires are dying in droves — not by stake or silver, but from a mysterious infection spread by human carriers. When Cade and Father Vince are called to investigate, their search for answers leads them into a hidden vampire underworld of secret societies, decadent nightclubs where nothing is forbidden … and an ancient horror that knows exactly where to strike.
Deep within the city’s illicit nightlife waits the Sovereign -- a creature of mist and shadow who can stop time, command death, and bend reality itself to his will. A creature that even the city’s oldest vampires fear.
As Cade and the Sovereign are drawn inexorably toward one another, old secrets surface, new alliances fracture, and Cade learns that this investigation holds an even more personal revelation for him. The secrets of his own heritage are about to drag him into a whole new darkness and bring him face-to-face with a horrific that the monster he fears the most has been inside him all along.
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“Dr. Frankenstein, step aside! Alistair Cross is the reigning Master of Monsters. His creations are horrific, nightmarish, and full of heart … and often, other people’s hearts.” — Tamara Thorne, author of Brimstone
"Alistair Cross’s deft narration and well-drawn characters will pull you in, and the pages will turn as if by magic." - - Margaret Lucke, author of House of Whispers
Deep within the city’s illicit nightlife waits the Sovereign -- a creature of mist and shadow who can stop time, command death, and bend reality itself to his will. A creature that even the city’s oldest vampires fear.
As Cade and the Sovereign are drawn inexorably toward one another, old secrets surface, new alliances fracture, and Cade learns that this investigation holds an even more personal revelation for him. The secrets of his own heritage are about to drag him into a whole new darkness and bring him face-to-face with a horrific that the monster he fears the most has been inside him all along.
* * *
“Dr. Frankenstein, step aside! Alistair Cross is the reigning Master of Monsters. His creations are horrific, nightmarish, and full of heart … and often, other people’s hearts.” — Tamara Thorne, author of Brimstone
"Alistair Cross’s deft narration and well-drawn characters will pull you in, and the pages will turn as if by magic." - - Margaret Lucke, author of House of Whispers
629 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 1, 2026
About the author
Alistair Cross
63 books195 followersAlistair Cross' debut novel, The Crimson Corset, a vampiric tale of terror and seduction, was an immediate bestseller earning praise from veteran vampire-lit author, Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, and New York Times bestseller, Jay Bonansinga, author of The Walking Dead series. In 2012, Alistair joined forces with international bestseller, Tamara Thorne, and as Thorne & Cross, they write - among other things - the successful Gothic series, The Ravencrest Saga. Their debut collaboration, The Cliffhouse Haunting, was a bestseller. They are currently at work on their next solo novels and a new collaborative project.
In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!, which has featured such guests as Anne Rice, author of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of HELLRAISER 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore.
In 2014, Alistair and Tamara began the radio show, Thorne & Cross: Haunted Nights LIVE!, which has featured such guests as Anne Rice, author of The Vampire Chronicles, Charlaine Harris of the Southern Vampire Mysteries and basis of the HBO series True Blood, Jeff Lindsay, author of the Dexter novels, Jay Bonansinga of The Walking Dead series, Laurell K. Hamilton of the Anita Blake novels, Peter Atkins, screenwriter of HELLRAISER 2, 3, and 4, worldwide bestseller V.C. Andrews, and New York Times best sellers Preston & Child, Christopher Rice, and Christopher Moore.
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October 14, 2026
This is the best book of all and it makes me wonder if there’s still more to come? I hope so.
This book linked all the other books so we know exactly what happened before and was not explained in the previous books. I must say some of the gore was really described in detail and made me like even more the way this author writes. A long book that got devoured way too fast leaving me wanting more. The ending is amazing. Loved it.
This book linked all the other books so we know exactly what happened before and was not explained in the previous books. I must say some of the gore was really described in detail and made me like even more the way this author writes. A long book that got devoured way too fast leaving me wanting more. The ending is amazing. Loved it.
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