Filled with characters as menacing as they are memorable, this chilling twist on vampire fiction packs a punch in the bestselling tradition of âSalemâs Lot by Stephen King.
Asmodeus âSaxâ Saxon-Tang, a vainglorious and well-established antiques dealer, has made a fortune over many years by globetrotting for the finest lost objects in the world. Only Sax knows the true secret to his success: at certain points of his life, heâs killed vampires for their priceless hoards of treasure.
But now Saxâs past actions are quite literally coming back to haunt him, and the lives of those he holds most dear are in mortal danger. To counter this unnatural threat, and with the blessing of the Holy Roman Church, a cowardly but cunning Sax must travel across Europe in pursuit of incalculable evilâand immeasurable wealthâwith a ragtag team of mercenaries and vampire killers to hunt a terrifying, ageless monsterâŚone who is hunting Sax in turn.
From author Ben Tripp, whose first horror novel Rise Again âraises the stakes so high that the book becomes nearly impossible to put downâ (Cory Doctorow, author of Little Brother), The Fifth House of the Heart is a powerful story that will haunt you long after its final pages.