A vampire novel with a unique, modern twist. Wil Boyd is a vampire, but he is also a soldier. He is deployed to Afghanistan and his hunger leads to discovery of his secret. The man who Boyd tells about himself, Vic Russell, is a former Special Operations soldier who has lost half of one leg, but aches to become part of combat operations again. In Boyd, Russell sees a weapon to terrorize the terrorists. This is the first in series.
Thomas Rowe Drinkard was born and reared in the Deep South--Alabama.
He graduated from the University of North Alabama with a degree in English. At graduation, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army and went on active duty eight days later.
Within two years, he volunteered and was accepted into the Special Forces (Green Berets). After Airborne and Special Forces school, he'd found a home. With a few other assignments in between, he spent ten years with the fabled unit. He was unhappy with the Army's plans for his future and left active duty, joining the reserves. He is now a Major, retired reserve.
After the Army, he found his way into teaching and writing in the securities licensing preparation business. His textbooks, articles and CE courses are in use today.
His poetry can be found in a number of literary magazines, including Negative Capability, Cotton Boll/Atlanta review and a several others.
Piety and Murder is his first piece of long fiction to be published. Thomas is currently working on a prequel.
