The President's Vampire

Shirley J.                Adult Fiction        A vampire as a secret protector/weapon for the U.S. president  

The President's Vampire by Christopher Farnsworth (Book 2 of 3)   448 pages

I so wish that if books are part of a series it would be noted on the book and what number in the series the book falls in.   I thought this was a stand alone title (do those even exist anymore?) but, no, it is #2 in a series I found out after reading it.   It actually does stand alone except you gather there is history here you  wonder about when it is alluded to.   The premise is since the assassination of Lincoln there has been a vampire kept under super secret totally deniable beyond top secret clearance at the white house or within reasonable distance.   He is there to protect the president at all costs.   Something to do with a blood oath taken  I'm guessing because a vampire wasn't in play prior to Lincoln's assassination but now that I know there is a prequel to this book I will have to go back and find out how Cade the vampire got his start as a surreptitious body guard/secret weapon against evil doers.  too bad he wasn't at hand to save Lincoln.  Still and all over the years he has had the President's and thereby the country's back ever since fighting reptilian super mega combatants created from humans swallowing a type of venom that turns them into hideous apex predators.   A descent story but the reptilians get mighty gross let me tell you.   I recommend this one to Sci-fi fans of all ages.