383 pages
Nathaniel
Cade, the President's Vampire, is facing the worst threat he's ever come across
in his more than 150 years of serving American presidents. It's the one foe he
has never been able to completely destroy...the Boogeyman. Yes, the Boogeyman.
But not this is no hiding-under-the-bed children's myth; the horrific creature
that calls itself the Boogeyman is real, and he comes straight from hell,
resurrected in different bodies over and over by his faithful followers
throughout the ages. He's been responsible for dozens of villains throughout
history, including Charles Manson and Ted Bundy. Now he's back, just in time
for the 2012 presidential election. For Cade and his young handler, Zach,
the stakes have never been higher. They must protect the president on the
campaign trail and stop the Boogeyman once and for all.
Okay,
I know the plot sounds way out there. And it is. But I think it's done really
well, and it's probably my favorite Nathaniel Cade novel to date (and I enjoyed
the other ones, so that's saying something). I like that Farnsworth takes the
Boogeyman--something that is traditionally silly and not taken seriously, at least
by adults--and makes it truly fearful and disturbing. As usual, Cade is
intriguingly mysterious (a vampire who is religious?) and goofy Zach provides
some comic relief. However, he grows up a bit in this book, which is good to
see. The action is nonstop and flows nicely, and there's a great cliffhanger at
the end. This book is really bizarre, but it's a must-read if you like that
kind of thing.
