RED, WHITE AND BLOOD
By
CHRISTOPHER FARNSWORTH
“For pure entertainment purposes, it’s hard to beat Cade and company riding to the rescue.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Blood Oath…is an irresistible page-turner…. Farnsworth summons his talents as a scriptwriter and journalist to spin a complex and unnervingly realistic tale…. The supernatural elements here are dazzlingly clever.”
—The Washington Post
“Witty, exciting, and compulsively readable, with a central character who seems destined to become a favorite of both skeptics and true blood believers, this may just be the best debut vampire novel in many years.”
—John Connolly, bestselling author of Every Dead Thing and The Lovers
From the bestselling author of The President’s Vampire and Blood Oath comes the most riveting thriller of the year—and the only one with the teeth to show the real blood and guts that get shed in an election year. RED, WHITE AND BLOOD (G.P. Putnam’s Sons; April 26, 2012; $25.95) by Christopher Farnsworth is a rollicking adventure ride that pits vampire Nathaniel Cade against the one adversary he’s never been able to defeat: the Boogeyman.
Nathaniel Cade is no ordinary vampire. Since the time of Abraham Lincoln, Cade has been bound by an unbreakable blood oath to serve the president of the United States—as well as anyone acting under his authority. Moreover, Cade is a devout Christian who wears a silver cross at all times—the pain it constantly sears into his chest a never-ending reminder of the humanity that he long ago lost.
For centuries, Cade has protected the nation will all his considerable might, but consistently there is one entity who has challenged him like no other. The Boogeyman, mistakenly believed by most people to be no more than a superstitious myth, is real. He is a horrific entity summoned to this world by a blood sacrifice. When he appears he consumes a human host and develops unstoppable abilities. He can’t be killed by traditional means. Mechanical things, like cars, seem to malfunction in his presence. People running away from him have a tendency to trip. Locked doors and barred windows are no barrier to him.
The bloodbath the Boogeyman has left in his wake throughout the years is legendary. Now, he has his sights set firmly on one target: the President of the United States, and when the Boogeyman fixes on a target, he always gets his man.
RED, WHITE AND BLOOD is a pulse-pounding thriller with sublime chills and suspense. The worst serial killers of each generation owe their terrible successes to the Boogeyman: the Zodiac Killer, BTK, the Ax Man of New Orleans…these are just a few of the terrible evils he has inflicted on innocent victims, and through his power, they held the world in terror. Now he’s found a new host. Can even a superpowerful vampire have any hope of stopping this monster before he reaches the White House?
Meanwhile, another of Cade’s greatest foes, the near-immortal Helen Holt has joined forces with the Boogeyman to bring down Cade and destroy the President. The stakes are now higher than they’ve ever been in Cade’s very long lifetime, and death is waiting.
About the Author:
Screenwriter and journalist Christopher Farnsworth is the author of The President’s Vampire and Blood Oath. Formerly, he has also worked as a staff writer, columnist, and investigative reporter, with his work appearing in such publications as The New York Post, The New Republic, and Washington Monthly. He lives with his wife and daughters in Los Angeles.

For more about Farnsworth, including interviews and praise for his books, visit www.chrisfarnsworth.com or follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/chrisfarnsworth

