Skarlet
Thomas Emson
Fear grips London as dozens of clubbers die after taking a sinister new drug. But that's only the beginning. 48 hours later, the dead clubbers wake up - and it's open season on the living, who are butchered for their blood. Soon, London gives a name to its terror:VAMPIRES Jake Lawton, bitter and betrayed after the Iraq War, find himself fighting another battle - against the growing army of immortal hunters and their human cohorts. Lawton joins forces with the journalist who brought about his downfall and the dealer tricked into distributing the drug. And together they take on the spineless authorities, the ruthless cohorts, and the hungry dead. But the vampire plague unleashed in London is nothing to what lurks beneath the streets -Waiting to be fed . . . Waiting to be resurrected . . . Waiting to reign again over a city of human slaves . . .
Reviews
Praise for SKARLET: Skarlet certainly has some impact and Twilight it most certainly ain't - Scott Pack, Me And My Big Mouth Jake Lawton has all the attributes of an action hero - Hellnotes Skarlet is a crimson delight. A gripping, action-rich adventure thriller that breathes new life into the vampire mythos - My Favourite Books Emson weaves a compelling story across multiple times and places...I can see this novel being made into a television or movie script very easily - BlogCritics A gripping story with a totally believable hero in the form of Jake Lawton - David Pitney, Waterstones.com Praise for MANEATER I had a blast reading it and I can't wait to read more from Thomas Emson - Popin's Lair Can I just say - Awesome! Awesome to the max! - The Garou Loop Werewolves and England and strippers. Oh my! Can't wait for the movie - Horror-web Laura Greenacre is gory and gorgeous, beauty and the beast, the stuff that dreams (and nightmares) are made of. Male readers will find her extremely attractive, and women readers will admire her for her attributes and attitude - Hellnotes
Published Jan 05, 2009 • 320 pages • 198 × 129mm • ISBNs: 978-1-906727-01-7 • 978-1-906727-69-7