A Drop of Scarlet

By Tom Shachtman

Book Overview

Ariane Dempsey is a dedicated scientist specializing in blood diseases. None of her colleagues suspect that she is also a vampire. Lately, her research has taken a very personal turn--she is trying to find a drug that will help her lover, John, whose mind has been unstable since Ariane first made him a vampire. But the drug she develops has unforeseen effects and word spreads instantly through the vampire community. Vampires from all over the globe descend upon the city in droves. They will pay anything for the drug--or they will kill for it. Ariane is about to learn that, even to those of their own kind, nothing is more dangerous than a desperate vampire. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0843957247
• ISBN13: 9780843957242
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Leisure Books
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.8" x 1.0" x 4.3"

Customer Reviews

A Drop of Scarlet

Great book although you can't let it get the best of you with confusion. I would have to say I loved Voice of Blood, Wounds, and Fiend better but hey if she wrote every book the same nobody would get around to reading them. Jemiah Jefferson is a great writer and the details she puts in her book are so amazing. I personally think she could be the next Anne Rice, only with a lot more edge:)

A drop is all you need... (Some spoilers.)

If you are a fan of vampire novels, horror novels in general, or just gritty well-written prose about humanity and inhumanity, then this book will not displease. Jemiah has written several other books chronicling the lives of her characters, and at first they appear to be given pre-emptory glances and then dismissed at face value by the readers. Jemiah, however, does not make this mistake. Too many other writers have supporting...

I'm a fan of Jemiah's writing. (light spoilers)

I read her novels and her blog and although we've never met, I'm guessing we'd be friends if we ever did. I first read Voice of the Blood when I was going through a wierd period in which I found myself reading a lot of vampire fiction. I've always liked horror and I found VOTB a terrific read. Fast, easy with plenty of spice to its flavor. I like Ariane and missed her as the central character in the sequels. She was always...