BLOOD
OATH: A Novel Christopher Farnsworth’s new novel is the debut of a new political thriller series with a unique and intriguing twist: BLOOD OATH features an unlikely hero who could outrun 24’s Jack Bauer and outwit Robert Ludlum’s Jason Bourne—Nathaniel Cade is a vampire, sworn to protect the President of the United States. Farnsworth, a screenwriter and journalist, got the idea for BLOOD OATH after reading an obscure fact about President Andrew Johnson pardoning an accused bloodsucker in 1867. He imagined a very special secret agent: a vampire who was bound 140 years ago to serve the president by a blood oath. And to defend the United States, Cade battles enemies far more bizarre—and more dangerous—than civilians have ever imagined. In BLOOD OATH, Cade is paired with a new liaison to the Oval Office, a cocky young political operator named Zach Barrows who has been assigned to be his new handler. While Zach struggles to understand Cade’s very existence and how to navigate a partnership with a blood-drinking immortal, he and Cade uncover a grisly plot to attack the United States with a gruesome new form of biological weapon. As Cade and Zach dig deeper to find the truth behind the conspiracy, what they don’t realize is that they are about to find out that they have an even more serious opponent, a traitor who has access to the highest levels of power – the White House itself. BLOOD OATH is an engrossing blend of suspense and horror set against a real-world political backdrop. In this compulsively readable twist on the political thriller, Christopher Farnsworth offers an amusing and original look into the world of vampires, and what it might be like if one of them were working on Capitol Hill. |
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