Marigolds For A Vampire
Jeremiah Smithfield returns home after a twenty-five year absence to attend the funeral of Davy Jefferson, his former FBI partner and vampire hunter turn lay minister. The widow, Abigail, a professional assassin with a sharp machete, blames him for the death of her husband. The Jefferson's son, Junior, a local homicide cop, informs him that a serial killer is killing pregnant teenage girls to suck the blood of their unborn babies, and may somehow be connected to his father's death. A mysterious pregnant girl in white and a cigarette-toting raven leads him to the family crypt where he discovers his greatest fear. He confronts the consequences of his past that threatens a lifetime of work as family and friends turn against him.
This 22,500-word novella is being published for the first time.
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