Code 61

Carl Houseman #4

by Donald Harstad

CODE 61: maintain radio silence. someone may be listening.

Investigating the apparent suicide of a colleague’s niece, Iowa Deputy Sheriff Carl Houseman is startled to uncover a group that transforms the dark fantasies of vampire legend into grisly they ritualistically drink small amounts of one another’s blood. As Carl is drawn deeper into this unnerving world, it becomes clear that the dead woman may have been the victim of a twenty-first-century Dracula.

The prime suspect, Dan Peale, is a sinister presence within the group--a man some say drinks blood and never, ever dies. It’s an outlandish, heinous theory, but then suspicions are bolstered by rumors of a card-carrying vampire hunter who is also pursuing Peale. All too soon, Houseman finds himself scrambling to track a vampire--before he kills again.

Genres: Mystery, Thriller, Fiction, Crime, Procedural, Adult Fiction, Vampires

451 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published May 21, 2002

About the author

Donald Harstad is a twenty-six-year veteran of the Clayton County Sheriff's Department in northeastern Iowa, and the author of the acclaimed novels Eleven Days and Known Dead. A former deputy sheriff, Harstad lives with his wife, Mary, in Elkader, Iowa. (From Random House website.)

Reviews

[Federico]

Intrigante thriller da leggere tutto d’un fiato

[Sharon]

Una lettura avvincente, ricca di descrizioni e linguaggio specifico per niente scontati. La storia è interessante e il protagonista coinvolge. Verso i capitoli centrali la storia sembra rallentare leggermente per poi ripartire più interessante di prima. Veramente bello!