The Shake by Mel Nicolai

The Shake

"A Philosophical Vampire Thriller: Accidentally turned a century ago, the vampire who calls himself "Shake" lives a life of inconspicuous suburban anonymity. His driver, Karla (ex-bartender, ex-part-time hooker), is the only human with whom he has regular contact. The only other vampire whose company he tolerates is that of the immensely wealthy and mysteriously powerful Mio Nagaishi. Cautious and prudent, he is, as Mio describes him, "like a wild animal sitting quietly in a room, patiently waiting for an excuse to leap out the window." That excuse comes when he discovers an envelope in the closet of his latest blood donor. The envelope contains news clippings and documents related to her husband's unsolved murder. In itself, nothing that would normally interest a vampire. But among the documents is a photo of a man Shake has had an interest in for some time. On the back of the photo, the woman has written the word "BLOODSUCKER." The coincidence is like a window, and Shake leaps though it. And thus begins a journey that will lead him to an unexpected confrontation with his own past. A quest for meaning washed in blood and violence, THE SHAKE is unlike any vampire novel you've ever read."

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Shake is lost, trying to find the meaning behind the choices he makes in a life that seems never ending. His choice of dinner leads him into a world where a husband has been killed, a young girl has disappeared and the word 'Bloodsucker' ties it all.

The Shake is a very good, darker than normal, Vampire mystery book. I take that back, mystery book. The fact that Shake is a Vampire should not deter you from reading a good mystery.

The characters are very well written and Shake is a Vampire that is in a world of his own. I've yet to read about a Vampire quite as deep, quite as thoughtful as Shake. For being so very unhuman he has a lot of human thoughts.

If you enjoy a mystery.. If you enjoy Vampires.. If you enjoy a thought provoking book... If you enjoy any of those three combined or not check this book out!

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