Blood And Eggs

After the introduction of the book with fisherman, Joaquin Ramos tragic discovery of his wife, victim of the evil and ghastly creature, Aswang; the action moves on to a quaint community of Henderson, Indiana. There comes to the attention of Detective McMahan and Detective Luther Charles a specific rape and maiming of Evie Yancey. Her assailant took her from behind in a popular recreation area, during board daylight. McMahan doesn't take the case seriously until revealing information comes to light, found by her partner, Charles. The assailant continues his crimes by performing a bizarre ritual by taking his victims from behind, cutting into their back, raping them, and finding his peculiar sexual satisfaction while eating a Filipino delicacy - Balut. As the investigation continues, the attacks increase in number and severity. The assailant eventually murders his victims to the detective's shocking discovery; he drains every ounce of blood from them. Through a connection to restaurant owner, Romeo Blanco, and assistance from Detective Scott Langley from Fourth Precinct in Indianapolis, they apprehend Amado Rathbone. After his arrest, more information is revealed of his secret night journeys as an aswang. Through his father's political and economic influence, Amado might never see the inside of a jail cell. He still roams to satisfy his cravings. Knowing and admiring the intellect of Luther Charles, Amado entrusts to him a small memoir from his father, Ethan Rathbone. The memoir becomes a key to Amado's double life, and ushers in a conflict between Charles and his partner. One night at the top of the Rathbone estate, Luther returns the small book back to Amado. Luther witnesses Amado on The Tower as some sort of pathetic killer. He feels some sort of pathos for this tormented man. Detective McMahan meanwhile finds out from the Rathbone butler, Wesley Thornton, Ethan Rathone is dead. Killed by the hand of his golden boy, Amado. Glenda decides to take the law into her own hands, by destroying Amado somehow, to stop the madness. Surprisingly enough, what she thought would be a solo performance turns into a group effort. There is the introduction of Luther's Uncle Sturgis. Oddly enough has knowledge of the aswang from his war years during the early 1950s. Uncle Sturgis provides the weapon that ultimately kills the creature, and shows the detectives the bizarre procedure on how to keep the aswang dead, forever. From Amado's demise, both detectives seems can breathe easier. Not the case, after they receive the recent news that they both will be reinstated on the department; another aswang walks among them. In a sweltering summer night in a dark alley, downtown Indianapolis, Romeo Blanco reveals his true self - evil embodiment of an aswang. He does to the shock and horror of his girlfriend, Glenda McMahan. She fights for her life. To her surprise, she is aided by Luther, Uncle Sturgis, and Scott Langley - who strikes the final blow. The book concludes with a bittersweet farewell for Glenda McMahan, taking a position at The Monterey Police Department, Monterey, California. I leave the story open for another ghoulish encounter. Wesley Thornton inherited the Rathbone estate, sells the land surrounding, and the house itself to a wealthy corporation. His grand plan leads him to purchase prime property in the mountain ranges of Big Sur, not too far from Monterey. He will marry his California connection - long lost younger sister of Romeo Blanco.