(W) Mark D'anna (A/CA) Arjuna Susini. It's June 20th* 1947. Former cop Clint Braddock is drinking at a bar on Sunset Boulevard when he gets a call from his ex-girlfriend* Beverly. Bugsy Siegel's just been murdered* and she found the body. She's terrified and needs his help. Fast. Braddock arrives to find the aftermath of a violent* sadistic murder. Not your typical mob hit. It almost looks like the work of...Eaters. Amidst the carnage* Braddock finds evidence that someone may be trying to pin the murder on him. Braddock is part Eater* and he's spent years keeping his true nature hidden. But it looks like someone knows what he is* and is using it to implicate him in the biggest crime to hit Los Angeles in decades. Now* the seat of power in the criminal underworld is up for grabs* and rumors of a Vampire crime syndicate emerging as major players look disturbingly plausible. As Braddock is pulled deeper into the hunt for Siegel's killer* he'll find he's either the ideal ally for the Vampire cause* or the perfect weapon to stop it. It all depends on where his loyalties lie.