His Father's Son
By Nigel Bennett and P.N. Elrod, 2001

"Combining vampire lore and Arthurian legends, Bennett and Elrod have come up with a vampire hero, Richard d'Orleans, who is also none other than Sir Lancelot. Richard, a security specialist in present-day Canada, receives a call for help from a former lover, Stephanie, who afterward married and had three children. When Stephanie's husband, Luis, got mixed up in his brother Alejandro's drug business and then helped the authorities catch some of the drug runners, Richard in turn helped secretly relocate the family to Texas. After reading Stephanie's urgent e-mail, Richard hops a plane to Texas, where he is confronted with a horrifying sight: Stephanie and her two daughters have been shot to death. Richard manages to rescue Stephanie's young son, Michael, who ran away and hid after witnessing the murders. Determined to avenge Stephanie and protect Michael, Richard sets out to find Alejandro, who he is convinced is responsible for the massacre. A gripping thriller with a likable, swashbuckling hero." (from Booklist)

Paperback Info: ISBN 0671319817, Baen Books (Available)

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