It wasn’t hard. From a drugstore phone booth I called the desk, said that I was Caine, gave the room number, and instructed him to let up two of my friends as soon as they came in.“And show them respect,” I imperiously added. “They’re important.” I was taking a chance the guy on the line knew Cai...
N. ELRODTo paraphrase a line from the movie—it wasn’t in the book—vampires are like chocolates; you don’t know what you get until you open the box.Not that I was going to dig up a coffin stuffed with a newly made and hungry vamp. My partner and I would watch from a safe distance, the fresh grave ...
She girded her emotional barriers for the possibility of brutal murder and sent up a silent request that it would not involve a child. Those were the worst, though, of course, none were ever pleasant. Someone rang the front entry bell just as she was about to put out her candle and attempt sleep....