Her days are numbered by a sadistic madman who calls himself the Bloodsucker. All summer, he's been preying on blonde-haired, blue-eyed women in the small resort town of Albany Beach--abducting them then draining them of their blood. Business is down. Suspicion is up. And fear runs rampant. With people's livelihoods--and lives--at stake, police chief Claire Drummond has her work cut out for her. A single mom with a rebellious teen daughter, she finds herself leaning on councilman Graham Simpson for support. But it's hard to trust her own heart when everyone is a suspect. Meanwhile, the Bloodsucker spins a web to reel in his next victim. He has set his sights high--on Claire. And he knows the perfect way to get to her...through her daughter.