Vile Blood

One of Spinetingler Magazine's Top 10 Books of 2012

THREE DESPERATE PEOPLE FLUNG TOGETHER IN A FLESH FRENZY OF BLOOD-DRENCHED HORROR

Terror has left Skye Martindale muted and stunted for most of her seventeen years. Terrified of the dark Other that lives within her. The Other that must be suppressed and controlled. At all costs. Then one night an act of random violence unleashes a savagery so ferocious that she is forced to face who--and what--she really is.

Fear and grief have ravaged Deputy Sheriff Gene Martindale, leaving him cold and remote, haunted by the lies he has told the world--and himself--about his foundling sister. But now the lying is over and he has to protect his young son from Skye. Even if that means killing her.

For five long years Junior Cotton--the twisted sadist who slaughtered Gene's wife and unborn child--has been a caged animal. Now he's broken loose and he's coming after Gene and his sister. To take revenge and to reveal the truth about Skye. A truth that will damn her for eternity.

PRAISE FOR VILE BLOOD

"A hugely bloody and highly original horror novel. The sequel simply can't come quick enough." Peter Dragovich - Spinetingler Magazine Top 10 Books of 2012 

"Beyond horror. One of the most intense, graphic books I have ever read. The imagination of Max Wilde is a thing to behold." Elizabeth A. White - Florida Times-Union

"Fast, bloody and evil. A compelling horror novel that leaves one looking forward to the sequel." Literra Magazine

"Tough and ruthless. A book to devour." WDR2 (German national radio)

"Horror at its finest" Zauberspiegel

"An absolutely fascinating horror novel." Berliner Kurier

"Characters you care about, a nasty wit and a strange kind of charm. Can't wait for the sequel." - Jack Ketchum 4 X Bram Stoker Award-winning author

 "True stomach-churning horror that takes no prisoners." - Dave Zeltserman, author of Monster & The Caretaker of Lorne Field

"Savage, bloody and gruesome. I need to know what happens next." Mack Lundy - Africascreams

Max Wilde is the pen name of award-winning crime writer, Roger Smith.
Read more about pen names, doppelg¤ngers, horror comics and slasher movies here: rogersmithbooks.com/maxwilde.html