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The Nymphos of Rocky Flats by Mario Acevedo
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The Nymphos of Rocky Flats

by Mario Acevedo

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I don't normally care for supernatural-themed books, but this one caught my eye. Overall, I enjoyed the book (enough to read the sequel). I found the writing to be a bit uneven (sometimes descriptions were very clear and easy to understand; other times, less so) and the supporting characters were not particularly well-developed. My biggest complaint is that following the prologue in which Felix becomes a vampire, the story shifts several years into the future and we never get the chance to see him learning about being a vampire or his powers and weaknesses. That would have been interesting. The book was a nice, fast, casual summer read. ( )
MSWallack | Jun 25, 2009 |  
Given the current surge of vampire novels that have been flooding the shelves lately I thought I would give the Felix Gomez, Vampire PI, books a try. I was unimpressed with the first story in the series. The title and marketing for this book would lead the reader to think they were in for a raunchy, gruesome vampire adventure, but the book is a kitten with a lion's cover. The language is tame, the sex is fairly non-existent and the the key strength of the protagonist is his "vampire hypnosis". On that note, the author will remind you of vampire hypnosis at least once per page, on the off chance that you forgot they had that power.

Not a very interesting or unique take on the vampire genre. ( )
JechtShot | Jun 7, 2009 | 1 vote
This is a nice turn away from the current status-quo for modern vampire tales. A veteran from Op. Iraqi Freedom comes back to the states as a vampire and becomes a private detective. The case he takes on involves odd nymphomaniac behavior thought to be brought on by radiation exposure at a government facility.

I initially avoided this one because of the title and summary...despite the premise and title, the story is pretty tame (darn near angelic compared to Anita Blake offerings). A fun novel that touches on government conspiracies and vampires, what could be better? ( )
lookitisheef | May 31, 2009 |  
The titles in this series caught my eye and I read through the entire prologue standing in the bookstore, so I decided to buy it. The prologue was the best written part of the book, but the rest was entertaining, if a bit clunky. A guy gets turned into a vampire during a tour of duty in Iraq, and becomes a private investigator. He's called in by an old friend to investigate an outbreak of nymphomania at Rocky Flats and things get strange and dangerous immediately. It read a lot like a Dresden Files book, with the hero getting everything thrown at him for not very clear reasons. Not the strongest feminist streak either, though the private eye genre isn't known for having one.
Entertaining, and I might get the next book from the library, but I won't be buying it. ( )
silentq | Mar 12, 2009 |  
Felix Gomez went to Iraq to fight a war and came back a vampire. Now he works as a P.I. and as such gets hired to find out what’s turning the women in a government research facility into nymphos. Okay, but really didn’t leave a lasting impression… ( )
kayceel | Feb 23, 2009 |  
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Para mi hermana Sylvia, por sus años de apoyo y fe
Many thanks to Diana Gill at HarperCollins, and to her diligent assistant, Will Hinton. A special note of gratitude to my agent, Scott Hoffman of PMA Literary and Film Management, Inc. for listening to my elevator pitch - while in an elevator - and then agreeing to give my manuscript a read. And to his colleague, Peter Miller, for his support. I couldn't have gotten this far without the wisdom and camaraderie offered by my friends in the Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. I owe much to my fellow critique members - many of whom have come and gone over the years with special thanks to Jeanne Stein, Tom and Margie Lawson, Sandy Meckstroth, Jeff Shelby, Heidi Kuhn, and Jim Cole. Mil gracias to Tanya Mote and Anthony García of El Centro Su Teatro for their encouragements and amistad. To my family who has always stood beside me: my Tía Angélica; siblings Sylvia (and her partner Janet), Armando; my late sister Laura; and my sons, Alex and Emil.
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I DON'T LIKE WHAT Operation Iraqi Freedom has done to me.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0060833262, Paperback)

The first and only vampire book to be declassified
by the federal government . . .

Felix Gomez went to Iraq a soldier. He came back a vampire.

Now he finds himself pulled into a web of intrigue when an old friend prompts him to investigate an outbreak of nymphomania at the secret government facilities in Rocky Flats. He'll find out the cause of all these horny women or die trying! But first he must contend with shadowy government agents, Eastern European vampire hunters, and women who just want his body . . .

Skewering sexual myths, conspiracy fables, and government bureaucracy, The Nymphos of Rocky Flats reveals the bizarre world of the undead with a humorous slant and a fresh twist.

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