Blood Will Out

"Blood Will Out" is the first story set in The Book of Falling by Rob Pegler.

Gabriel Pope returns to Roseburg after a seven-year absence when his estranged father Lazarus is murdered by an unknown gang of vampires. He is reunited with his father’s assistant Mel and takes to the streets in search of the killers.

The trail leads to Xander Moorden, leader of one of the city’s Five Clans, but it soon becomes clear that there are other players at work behind the scenes, including vampire kingpin Johnny Fantôme. Meanwhile, Gabe’s killing of a street vampire leads him into a feud with Salome Argyros, an immortal warrior with some secrets of her own.

The story is available here.

Reviews
— Wayne Simmons, author of Flu and Drop Dead Gorgeous

''Nourished by Rob Pegler's fiery writing, "Blood Will Out" beats new life into the bloated corpse of contemporary vampire fiction. This is a video-game and / or movie waiting to happen. Sharp-witted, unpretentious and a lot of fun.''

— Rhonny Reaper @ Dollar Bin Horror

''A good writer is one who has you envisioning the story in your mind as you read it, and this one surely does. It's very well written, easy to read, and best of all it's totally free. It doesn't seem right does it? A kick ass Vampire story is totally free yet you pay 15 bucks for a Twatlight book!?! But It's true!''