Bloodlinks Author:Lee Killough THE GRAVE IS SURROUNDED BY ROSES — Unmarked, isolated, the grave is tended by Garreth Mikaelian, strange newcomer to the town of Baumen. The townsfolk write off his oddities -- after all, Garreth's from California. Maybe that's why he only works the night shift. — Garreth's a cop -- a good cop. But why does he take care of the grave of someone he ... more »killed in the line of duty? It was a clean kill. No one would believe that Garreth's a vampire and that the body in the grave is that of the person responsible, Lane Barber.
Garreth's not the only newcomer in town. A writer's just arrived, and though he says he's writing about World War II, he talks a lot about vampires. His questions make Garreth very uncomfortable. To make things worse, Garreth's old partner summons him back to San Francisco -- they've discovered a new lead on the Barber woman.
Then who lies in the grave, imprisoned by rose thorns?« less