The Last Vampire

She lives.

Miriam Blaylock's insatiable hunger has never ceased. Her incomparable beauty has made her a legend among the Keepers. Her many lovers have come and gone, crumbling into ash and nothingness. She knows the secrets of civilization, and the mysteries of life. In the hollow soul of her mother she has witnessed the agony of undeath.

For centuries she has gained the wisdom of God and the wit of the Devil. For centuries she has traveled the world undetected. For centuries she has felt safe. Until now.

For Miriam Blaylock, immortality is a thing of the past.

He watches.

Vampires. Interpol agent Paul Ward knows of them: he has battled and cleansed continents of their exquisite poison. He orchestrated the extermination of an ancient lair in Bangkok, obtained their sacred Book of Names, and knows where they hide and when they feast. He knows their weaknesses. And what's more, he knows his own...it's Miriam Blaylock. Elusive and toxic, she has escaped his complex network of hunters for years. Seductive and cunning, she has become his obsession.

And now each has set a trap for the other.

Now, predator is about to become prey. Killer to become lover. Good and evil will become inexorably entwined. The endgame begins for the last vampire.

The eternal heroine of Whitley Strieber's classic novel The Hunger, Miriam Blaylock returns in The Last Vampire — a new tale of stunning invention and mounting suspense that goes as deep into the dark as a nightmare.

Miriam Blaylock's hunger has never ceased. Her lovers have come and gone. For centuries she has traveled the world undetected. Interpol agent Paul Ward knows of vampires. He knows where they hide. Each has set a trap for the other. Predator is about to become prey. Killer to become lover. The endgame begins for The Last Vampire.

Library Journal

In the popular 1981 horror novel The Hunger (later a cult film starring Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie), Strieber introduced readers to the lovely, seductive vampire Miriam Blaylock. Her story continues in this sequel. Miriam plans to attend various conclaves of the Keepers, as vampires refer to themselves. What none of them anticipates, however, is that their human prey has discovered their existence and, what is worse, has the means to eradicate them. First in Thailand, then in France, whole lairs are destroyed by a group of vampire slayers led by CIA agent Paul Ward. Only Miriam manages to escape the slaughter. She flees back to her nest in New York City. Paul wants to follow only to be told by his superiors that the President has decided that vampires have human rights, which means that Paul may be guilty of murder. While The Hunger was well written and had a dark, erotic quality, its sequel reads like a hastily conceived first draft, filled with awkward phrasings and ridiculous plot lines. Despite these glaring flaws, this title will no doubt be requested by Strieber fans. The Hunger will be republished by Pocket in June 2001. Patricia Altner, Information Seekers, Columbia, MD Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

WHITLEY STRIEBER is the bestselling author of more than twenty-five books, including the legendary Warday, Nature's End, and The Coming Global Superstorm, the basis of the movie The Day After Tomorrow. His most recent books, The Grays and 2012: The War for Souls, are both being made into films. His website, Unknown Country, is the largest of its kind in the world, exploring the edge of science and reality.