Voracious

History repeats itself for a vampire PI on the hunt for a supernatural rapist and torturer in the captivating final installment of Forrest’s Clare Point saga (after Immortal). Aedan Brigid is one of the Kahills, a family of vampires sworn to protect humans from two-legged predators. For years, he has been on the trail of Jay, a serial rapist who appears every 50 years; now Jay has appeared on Aedan’s home turf. Jay murdered the human woman Aedan loved, so Aedan keeps women at bay—until Dallas York walks into his life. But by acting on his attraction to her, Aedan may be putting her in grave danger. Forrest uses just the right amount of suspense to heighten tension without undermining the growing romance. The secondary characters shine, and Dallas’s autistic daughter, Kenzie, is fascinatingly drawn. Though this purports to be a series conclusion, Forrest has left the door open for more stories—and the hope that the Kahills will one day find redemption. (Aug.)