THE UNDEAD KAMA SUTRA by Mario Acevedo

If Philip Marlowe had been a vampire, this would be his story.

The Undead Kama Sutra is the latest from Mario Acevedo, author of X-Rated Bloodsuckers and The Nymphos Of Rocky Flats. With titles like those, he's a writer that's hard to ignore, but his prose is classic hardboiled with an irreverent and cynical take on the world that is both contemporary and a delightful throwback to Raymond Chandler.

Make no mistake, there are vampires in these books, but forget the teen angst and adolescent yearnings that seem to have infected the genre like a blood disease. Acevedo's books are smart, funny and twisted, and they work as both terrific PI novels and as unapologetic entertainment. You'll also learn a ton of useful stuff about vampires and dealing with the undead, which is bound to come in handy at some point.

So pour yourself a tall glass of A-negative, curl up in a nice cozy coffin, and read this book.