It began with blood and death amid the streets of late-
night Toronto. Vicki Nelson, formerly of Toronto's homicide
detail, now a private investigator, witnessed the first
attack by the force of dark magic that would soon wreak its
reign of terror on the unsuspecting city. And as death
followed unspeakable death, Vicki became more and more
deeply enmeshed in an investigation which would see her
renewing her stormy relationship with her former police
partner, Mike Celluci, even as she teamed up with writer
Henry Fitzroy, in a desperate attempt to track down the
source of the seemingly unstoppable attacks. For Fitzroy,
the illegitimate son of Henry VIII, had knowledge of realms
beyond the mortal acquired over the centuries during which
he'd mastered his own insatiable needs - the life-from-
death cravings of a vampire.
Henry Fitzroy had long since learned to survive without
killing, learned the skills needed to blend in with the
human race. But unless he, Vicki, and Mike could find the
key to conquering the magic-raised menace stalking the
streets of Toronto, Fitzroy's true identity might soon be
exposed and his life might prove forfeit to the
uncontrollable fears of humankind. And without Henry
Fitzroy, mere mortals like Vicki and Mike would not long
survive against the ancient force of chaos that had been
loosed on their world.