Pale Death

Written by David Thurlo and Aimée Thurlo

Narrated by Brian Holsopple

A string of gruesome deaths in the Shiprock area has attracted the attention of FBI agent Diane Lopez. The killer is unmistakably a vampire—but the only vampire Diane knows of is State Police officer Lee Nez. One of the good guys. The victims worked for a secret government lab that was studying a captured vampire, Stewart Tanner. Driven mad, Tanner broke free and took revenge on his tormenters. Now he’s threatening to kill a powerful judge unless the feds promise to leave him alone. Forced to use his supernatural abilities to track a vampire gone bad, Lee has trouble concealing his true nature from Dr. Victor Wayne, the researcher who captured Tanner in the first place. Lee knows that he has to find Tanner before the rogue vampire kills again. He also knows that there can be only one outcome when they meet. Either he, or Tanner, will die.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Books in Motion
• Release date: Feb 15, 2013
• ISBN: 9781614533283

David Thurlo

David Thurlo, is co-author of the Ella Clah series, the Lee Nez series of Navajo vampire mysteries, and the Sister Agatha novels. His other works, co-written with his wife Aimée, include Plant Them Deep, a novel featuring Rose Destea, the mother of Ella Clah, and The Spirit Line, a young adult novel. David was raised on the Navajo Reservation and taught school there until his recent retirement. He lives in Corrales, New Mexico, and often makes appearances at area bookstores.

Reviews for Pale Death

[mumugrrl · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

New Mexico state cop Lee Nez is the most qualified enforcement officer in the state to hunt down rogue vampire Steward Tanner. That's because Lee Nez is a half vampire himself. Along with FBI Special Agent Diane Lopez, Nez pursues Tanner, who's been tortured and experimented on by the government to the point of madness. Lee knows if his identity ever comes to light it could be him next in the clutches of the government. Will Nez catch Tanner before his secret comes out?Fast plot and lots of action, but light on characterization and back story. This is the third book of the series and I hadn't read the first ones so I felt like I missed out on a lot of the background of Nez and what made his relationship with Lopez more than just working partners. I can't help it, I like character-driven books more so this was a little bit lacking for me, athough I thought the character of Nez was interesting. He just needs more fleshing out.