Enter a world you can¿t see unless you are one of a special breed. Meet people you never imagined you would or could. Find intrigue and suspense in this first book of a new series. Dru Nekkarn, is the Prime Inquisitor for the Protectorate ¿ a vampire realm that exists parallel to the human world. He gathers intelligence, fights sedition, roots out enemies of the state, and punishes treason. He is feared by humans and vampires alike. But now a different kind of threat comes to challenge Dru and all he stands for.The vampires of the Protectorate are about to become embroiled in a crisis they could never have imagined. Someone is violating the most ancient and serious vampire taboo and Dru must find the mysterious figure behind the devastating attack which is the first battle of the coming war for the existence of the Protectorate itself. The signs that something is wrong are small and go unnoticed in the elegant clubs and refined circles patronized by the vampire elite. But in the underbelly of the undead world, in those locations only certain humans and vampires can be found, there are those who notice. The danger is real and it is coming.Chosen by millennia old vampires to become Prime Inquisitor, Dru understands that all the vampire commonwealths around the world will be destroyed unless he uncovers the solution to the greatest mystery of his career to date. His myriad assistants, including ancient gargoyles, help in his investigations but this time they are up against a foe who tempts them to do the unthinkable. As their world teeters on the brink of chaos, Dru embarks on a journey. From the posh clubs of Philadelphia, to seedy blood-swapping lairs, to hidden and sublime monastic mountain retreats, he searches every dark corner of the commonwealth. But Dru Nekkarn begins his quest to restore the balance by heeding A Warning in Blood.