Asmodeus “Sax” Saxon-Tang is a wealthy, aging antiques dealer who loves the good life and beautiful things. He outbids a woman for a clock at an auction, and later the clock is stolen and his watchman is murdered. This starts the adventure when Sax figures that the guilty party is a vampire. Perhaps one that that had crossed his path before, and he decides that he must hunt it down, not so much for his own safety but for his niece, Emily. Sax is a self-professed coward, but two times in his past his greed has forced him to tangle with vampires, and both time he barely escaped with his life. He did, however, also come away with a fortune in antiques.
So once again he finds himself forming a rag-tag team of vampire hunter, and with the aid of a secret arm of the Catholic Church, going off on one last adventure that may end with a load of priceless artifacts, or his own death. As Sax assembles his team and makes his plans we are treated to flash-backs of his first two encounters with Vampires. These two adventures, one in the 1960’s and the other in the 80’s, mesh beautifully with the current story-line, each supporting and informing the other. Mr. Tripp has a real flair for action, and the tension he engenders is palpable.
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July 2020
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