Every president of the United States for the past 140 years has had Nathaniel Cade at their service; a true and loyal patriot, hard worker, devout Christian and, did I mention, vampire? Nathaniel Cade, the indestructable monster that he is, swore an oath to protect the president, no matter what his party affiliation, no matter the personal consequences to himself, until the day he dies. And he's doing a pretty damn good job. The guy kicks ass.

Over the past century-and-a-half, Cade has conquered terrifiying creatures threatening the various presidents with bodily harm, except one. The Boogeyman. Every society has it's urban legend revolving around the boogeyman: he attacks unsuspecting paramours, he mutilates without conscience, he disappears without a trace, he's the godfather of all serial killers. And now, during an election year, in the middle of a grueling campaign, the Boogeyman has set his sights on the President of the United States.

In this third book of the series, Cade is not only battling the Boogeyman, he must endure that most punishing test of all: the campaign trial. Despite the loud objections from his "handler", Zach Barrows, Cade insists on traveling with the president in order to protect him. But, how do you hide a vampire in plain sight from the constituents and the rabid pack of journalists following the president? Given Cade's stoic disposition and glacial facial expressions, put him in a dark suit with sunglasses and a fake tan to hide his pallor and, voila, the perfect secret service agent. I loved it.

Surrounding the story with all the intrigue ubiquitous to a presidential campaign, the author has made Red, White and Blood an exciting political thriller with monsters. He brings back a couple of characters from earlier books. And we learn more about Cade's beginniings as the president's vampire. It's a fun book and I always enjoy the give and take between Barrows and Cade. The ending had a huge twist that I did not see coming but will make for a very interesting fourth book.




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Not to be a nit picker, but the Boogeyman's ability to disrupt car engines, telephones, electricality, etc would definitely affect that airplane engine at the end of the book. But, I loved the book and I won't let that detail bug me.