This Darkness Got To Give

by Dave Housley

Overview

This Darkness Got to Give is a story to die for...

Cain lives the unconventional life of a Deadhead, one of the many fans following the Grateful Dead's fateful 1995 tour as part of the Dead's colorful, uninhibited entourage. A vampire determined to fly below the governmental radar, he has carefully constructed his life into one of sheep's blood and self-control. Drugs aren't really his thing considering the circumstances, but it only takes one dose from a stranger for Cain's world to collapse around him and end in what he'd been determined to avoid: murder.

Bodies mount behind Cain as his control frays ever further, and more than one government agency takes notice. The FBI sends Jenkins, a methodical agent who has experience with vampires, and the secretive Invasive Species Division sends Peter, a rootless recent grad who fits a strange list of qualifications. The closer those on Cain's trail get, however, the less straightforward capturing him becomes, until decades-old governmental secrets are forced into the light and those responsible must face justice, one way or another.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781950627028
Publisher:	Pandamoon Publishing
Publication date:	03/31/2019
Edition description:	Edition ed.
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.41(d)

About the Author

Dave Housley is the author of the novel This Darkness Got to Give, a paranormal noir about a vampire on the last Grateful Dead tour. He is also the author of four four collections of short fiction, the most recent being Massive, Cleansing Fire, a collection of stories that all end in a massive, cleansing fire. His previous books are If I Knew the Way, I Would Take You Home (Dzanc Books), Commercial Fiction (Outpost 19), and Ryan Seacrest is Famous (Impetus Press; Dzanc Books eBook Reprint). He is one of the founding editors of Barrelhouse, a national literary magazine, small press, and literary-based nonprofit. He is also one of the co-founders and organizers of the Conversations and Connections writer's conference.

Editorial Reviews

"Dave Housley has written a great bloody romp of a Deadhead psychic-vampire novel. As if, perhaps, Anne Rice and Hunter Thompson had met tripping at a Dead show and decided to reimagine Scanners. I enjoyed every page." -Max Ludington, author of Tiger in a Trance

"Dave Housley has done something remarkable with This Darkness Got to Give. He's managed to combine a compelling procedural, a unique vampire tale, twin portrayals of loneliness and addiction, and a lovely, honest homage to the Grateful Dead and their fans in one outstanding book. I promise you - it's unlike any book you've ever opened. This is a novel you'll read quickly and never forget." -- E.A. Aymar, author of The Night of the Flood

"A trippy, unique spin on the vampire mythology that'll satisfy Deadheads and noir purists alike." -- J.L. Delozier, author of Type and Cross, and Storm Shelter

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