"When lowlife New York hoodlum Hog Bristow tried to muscle in on the Chicago action, Jack Fleming was caught in the middle of a war, and ended up at the mercy of the sadistic Bristow. He tried to torture Jack to death-and paid the final bloody price for pushing a vampire beyond the limits of endurance. But now, the bill for Jack's act of vengeance is about to come due. The New York bosses can't have their boys being taken out by a meddling outsider like Jack-not without the most serious of reprisals. Jack knows what he's up against, and normally his vampire powers would be a big help but instead he's becoming a danger to himself and others. He is gripped by blinding seizures and frightening blackouts. And worst of all, his thirst for human blood is growing almost beyond his control. And to top it all off, he's become entangled in another cold-blooded murder that proves to be more than just business when his search for the killer leads him to the most important person in his undead life-his lover, Bobbi."--BOOK JACKET.