Lady of the Dead — Jon F. Merz

(#21 in the Bestselling Lawson Vampire Series)

They call her La Calavera Catrina, the Lady of the Dead.

The evil, merciless ruler of a new vampire drug cartel operating south of the border, she is expanding her family's control over a large swath of Mexico and the Council wants her stopped by any means necessary.

That means sending in Lawson.

Alone and without backup, Lawson tracks the cartel leader to a remote valley where he learns the truth about La Calavera's rumored power: her ability to kill the immortal souls of those who oppose her. But will Lawson sell out the Council in order to save his own skin? Or will he come face-to-face with the terrifying reality of the Lady of the Dead and her band of bloodthirsty henchmen?

About the Author: Jon F. Merz is the author of over 30 novels (including the bestselling Lawson Vampire supernatural espionage series) ranging from urban fantasy to espionage and sword & sorcery fantasy. Prior to becoming a full-time writer Jon served in the United States Air Force, protected a variety of Fortune 500 executives, and taught defensive tactics to government agencies like the State Department, Bureau of Prisons, and others. He is an active CrossFitter, a 5^th degree black belt in Togakure-ryu Ninjutsu, enjoys doing GORUCK challenges, and in 2014 started modeling and acting, most recently starring as Alfred P. Sloan in THE CARS THAT MADE AMERICA on the History Channel. He lives each and every day by the motto, "Who Dares Lives."