The Alukam

From 17th century Poland to 1993 Florida, this fascinating novel seamlessly combines the matter of fact style of a police procedural with the horror and eroticism of the vampire tale. Drawn from obscure stories in the Jewish mystical tradition, The Alukam presents an entirely new type of vampire---one unaffected by crosses, sunlight, or any of the traditional remedies, and one who can rest in his coffin only on the sabbath.