The Vampire Who Played Dead

Description

Private investigator Spinoza is no stranger to missing persons cases—or to death itself. Haunted by the loss of his family, he's used to hunting for the lost, the runaway, and the forgotten. But this time, he’s looking for someone already dead. When a quiet, grief-stricken teenage boy hires him for the price of two tacos, Spinoza can't say no—even if the job is finding the boy’s murdered mother. Her body has vanished from its grave. The case leads Spinoza deep into the heart of Los Angeles: windswept cemeteries, gloomy funeral homes, and the chilling secrets of a wealthy family with too many skeletons in their closets. But the clues don’t add up. The grave was undisturbed. The casket shows signs of someone pounding to get out. And the autopsy report hides a terrible truth. Because the dead woman’s husband sits on death row insisting she wasn’t human at all. He didn’t kill his wife—he tried to kill a vampire. As Spinoza confronts grieving parents, a creepy cemetery caretaker, and even the killer himself, he realizes this isn’t just about finding a missing corpse. It’s about stopping something that refuses to stay buried. Perfect for fans of hard-boiled PI fiction with a paranormal twist—Spinoza is back for another dark, razor-sharp mystery with a supernatural edge.