Jack Jackson has a new mission in life... but what will it cost him?
Beth Becker's life has gone from bad to worse. She's almost assaulted while trying to save a dog, she's late for work, and now her best friend is missing. Little does she realize that things are about to go even further downhill as there is an evil stalking her town, an evil that will destroy her and anyone else who crosses its path. Jack Jackson appears to be dangerous on the surface, but does he hold the key to what is destroying New Harbor, Connecticut? Will she team up with Jack in time to rescue what's left of her hometown?
NIGHTLIFE is a different twist on the vampire mythology. Matthew Quinn Martin does a marvelous job at showing us these hideous creatures through the eyes of a variety of characters, although the depiction of a "boogeyman" is perhaps my favorite image. It's nice to read a vampire book that harkens back to the old myths rather than giving us the cuddly, misunderstood, or sparkly versions.
NIGHTLIFE frequently references two mysterious groups, the Division and the Order of Sormen. Matthew Quinn Martin frequently alludes to these two shadowy organizations but we are given very little information about them. I want to know more about their purposes and how they tie in to the vampire contagion. Hopefully, future books will address these issues.
NIGHTLIFE is the perfect book to curl up with when you want a taste of horror. There are vicious vampires, lots of action, and plenty of gore to satisfy most horror fans. Even better, there is an underlying mystery that keeps you guessing as to just who or what is orchestrating this madness. I particularly like the inclusion of a scientific approach to fighting vampires. I look forward to seeing what happens next!
For centuries an ancient evil has slept beneath the streets
of New Harbor. This Halloween, it wakes up.
An action-packed debut horror novel from talented new writer
Matthew Quinn Martin, Nightlife pits a feisty bartender and
a mysterious loner against bloodthirsty terrors as alluring
as they are deadly.
Nightclub bartender and serial heartbreaker Beth Becker
might be a cynic. But when her best friend goes missing
Halloween night, Beth knows itβs up to her to find out what
happened.
Her quest will take her on an odyssey through the crumbling
city of New Harbor, Connecticut. Along the way she meets a
homeless prophet warning of something he calls the βNight
Angelββa bloodthirsty creature that feeds on the forgotten.
And she will form an unlikely bond with a hunted stranger
who knows all too well what stalks the streets at night.
The strange man tells Beth the hideous truth about the
nightmare creatures that have haunted mankindβs imagination
for eonsβcreatures the world calls vampires. Together they
are the only hope for New Harbor, but to defeat what lurks
in the shadows theyβll have to conquer something far
stronger than fearβtheir own desires.
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