CarlKolchakisanewspaperreporterwithanabrasivepersonalitythathasgottenhimfiredtentimesfromvariousbig-citypapers.Nowhe'sreducedtoreportingforarelativelysmall-timepaperinLasVegas.It'sherehegetsthestoryofhislife.Butwillthelocalsheriff,ortheD.A.,orevenhisownboss,lethimprintit?HehasanallyintheFBIagentbroughtintoinvestigatethisstrangecase.Itseemssomeoneisbitingthenecksofyounggirlsanddrainingtheirblood.Canthiskillerwithsupernormalpowersreallybea70-year-oldRumanianmillionaire?Canhereallybeavampire?Andcananagingreporterdoanythingtostophim?
