The Vampire who Played Dead

Private investigator Spinoza is no stranger to missing persons cases-or to death itself. Haunted by the loss of his family, he's used to hunting for the lost, the runaway, and the forgotten. But this time, he's looking for someone already dead.

When a quiet, grief-stricken teenage boy hires him for the price of two tacos, Spinoza can't say no-even if the job is finding the boy's murdered mother. Her body has vanished from its grave.

The case leads Spinoza deep into the heart of Los Angeles: w...