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Summary
Finalist for the 2012 International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel
“I don’t plan to kill you … unless, of course, you force me to.”
Late-night radio show psychologist Rain Sommers is used to the crazies calling in to rage from the back alleys of the French Quarter and the shadows of the bayou. But one caller’s chilling obsession with her and her long-ago murdered mother—an iconic singer beloved among the city’s goth community—has even the jaded Rain running scared as a sadistic serial killer known as the Vampire prowls New Orleans.
FBI agent Trevor Rivette is convinced her midnight caller and the killer are one and the same. As it becomes disturbingly clear that the Vampire has a sick bloodlust only Rain can satisfy, she allows Trevor to get closer and closer. He soon discovers, however, that his secretive past and troubled present are intertwined—and that he may die trying to keep Rain’s fate out of a madman’s control.
© 2011 by Leslie Tentler
Review Quotes
“A smooth prose style and an authentic Big Easy
vibe distinguish Tentler’s debut…The shivers are worthy of a Lisa Jackson.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Filled with suspense and mystery and centered around a compelling plot with a terrifying villain and two main characters readers will come to care deeply about. This is one riveting read.”—RT Book Reviews (four stars)
“A romantic thriller that continually keeps you on the edge of your seat.”—Fresh Fiction
“From the turn of the first page, Leslie Tentler hooks the reader and holds them in the palm of her hand.”—Examiner.com
“Leslie Tentler shows what she is capable of…producing a first-class suspense-mystery novel.”—Manic Readers
Author Bio:
Leslie Tentler worked in public relations as a writer and editor for nearly two decades before deciding to pursue her love of writing fiction. Her first manuscript won multiple Romance Writers of America chapter contest awards, including the prestigious Maggie Award of Excellence. Leslie is a native of Kingsport, Tennessee. Growing up, she was an avid reader, first of Nancy Drew novels and then surreptitiously devouring her mother’s historical romances at probably too young an age. As she got older, her reading interests moved to dark contemporary romantic thrillers, which she writes today. She is a member of Romance Writers of America, International Thriller Writers, the Authors Guild, and Mystery Writers of America and lives in Atlanta with her husband, Robert, and their standard poodle, Tori.
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Reader Bio:
Marguerite Gavin is a seasoned theater and screen actor as well as a popular audiobook narrator. Holding a BFA in theater and an MFA in acting, she is the artistic director of a youth theater program in Washington, DC, where she lives with her husband and daughter.
