Threats and Challenges — Jerry Labriola

International criminal investigator Rick Chandler agrees to take on an assignment many others have turned down. Thus begins a three week period filled with surprises, many of which are life threatening. From an encounter with Count Dracula in Transylvania to Rick's dealings with Nazi plunderers, cybercrime and both good and bad Mafia kinship groups, he becomes embroiled in a world of survival. During it all, he endures many distractions including Dracula's pursuit of Slobodan Milosevic, the Butcher of the Balkans. It is the Count's intention of biting him into a vampire. Only a diversion of handling security issues at Hollings General Hospital helps in preserving Rick's sanity. But in the long run, they become issues which also loom more than challenging. Compelling and quick paced, it is an altogether captivating reading experience.