Summary: Felix Gomez went to Iraq a soldier. He came back a vampire. Now he finds himself pulled into a web of intrigue when an old friend prompts him to investigate an outbreak of nymphomania at the secret government facilities in Rocky Flats. He’ll find out the cause of all these horny women or die trying!
But first he must contend with shadowy government agents, Eastern European vampire hunters, and women who just want his body…
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Easily the best titled book of 2006. This is the first novel (of four - so far) in the Felix Gomez series. Felix is one emotionally tortured vampire. As a soldier he accidently killed some civilians and then he was turned into a vampire so he can experience his guilt for eternity.
Mario Acevedo told theBIBLIOfile that after writing several straight-up crime novels that drew no publishing interest, he decided to write the wackiest story he could think of. "I wondered what would happen if there was an outbreak of Nymphomania at a military base and a vampire was called in to investigate." And then he discovers aliens, secret government agents, Eastern European vampire hunters all hot on his trail.
One of the main drawbacks to Vampire Fiction is that too much of it treads the same ground. Acevedo twists vampire myths to his liking. Felix, who operates as a Private Detective, can go out in the sun (as long as he's wearing sunscreen and sunglasses. Felix can survive on animal blood but to the detriment of his vampiric powers.
The result is an odd combination of hard-boiled PI meets X-Files meets Carl Hiaasen.
BIBLIO SAYS: Not so much laugh out loud funny, but amusing and witty throughout. Recommended.
Companion Read: X-Rated Bloodsuckers by Mario Acevedo
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