Product Description
Whether you are a fan of Broadway theater or hungering for new knowledge about the Eternal Undead, Broadway Vampire will provide compelling entertainment. Combining horror, theater history, murder mystery and love story, Broadway Vampire is a sure fire page turner set in the world of contemporary New York theater. Stage buffs and those lusting after fangs of their own will discover a vampire that everyone loves to hate.
Angus "Gus" Windham IV is a Broadway producer. He is also a vampire. He has a ten million dollar bet riding on his revival of Pretty Lady. So, when one of his closest associates is found murdered, this consummate serial killer is forced to align his efforts with those of the NYPD in an effort to solve the case. Meanwhile, other vampires are beginning to tire of Gus's public persona. A surprise ending will satisfy even the most hard-boiled thriller fan.
This suspenseful novel includes lyrics to three new songs and free downloads of the tunes can be found on the author's website.
www.ukejackson.com
Angus "Gus" Windham IV is a Broadway producer. He is also a vampire. He has a ten million dollar bet riding on his revival of Pretty Lady. So, when one of his closest associates is found murdered, this consummate serial killer is forced to align his efforts with those of the NYPD in an effort to solve the case. Meanwhile, other vampires are beginning to tire of Gus's public persona. A surprise ending will satisfy even the most hard-boiled thriller fan.
This suspenseful novel includes lyrics to three new songs and free downloads of the tunes can be found on the author's website.
www.ukejackson.com
About the Author
Uke Jackson, a playwright, journalist, broadcaster and musician, was born Stephen DiLauro. His plays have been produced in different theaters in downtown Manhattan, including "Monster Time"; "The Secret Warhol Rituals"; and "Avenue Z Afternoon" which he adapted for a GM Mark of Excellence television production. His first play written as an adult, "Dristi Magic" a one act, was staged by the McCarter Theater Street Theater unit. Over the years, he contributed short stories, essays and articles to magazines and newspapers across America, including the Miami Herald Sunday Magazine, NY Daily News, Philadelphia Inquirer, Berkeley Barb, Smithsonian, Travel & Leisure, and others. For many years, his light verse was a frequent feature in the NY Times. He was a long time consultant on the arts for the United States Information Agency's Visitors Program. During the 1980s he was a driving force behind several of the Plexus jazz art operas that were presented in Manhattan, Rome, Sardinia, and Dakar. His River Tales project began as a public radio presentation of his storytelling and music, in 1995. It is now available as Tall Tales from the Watershed thru the Delaware Riverkeeper Network www.delawareriverkeeper.org and is available thru CDBaby.com. This project, geared for families with children, won a Parents Choice Award and led to the American Library Association naming him one of the Top 10 recording artists in the country. Also as Uke Jackson, he is the author of the book and lyrics for the musical comedy Sex! Drugs! & Ukuleles! www.sexdrugsandukuleles.com. He founded the New York Ukulele Ensemble and wrote many of the songs for their first album Ukulele Street. Broadway Vampire is his first novel. He divides his time between Manhattan and a home in Delaware Water Gap, PA.
