..".exciting...fast paced...you are going to enjoy Nukekubi." - Sizzling Hot Books "Incredibly original Stephen Pearl reinvents the urban fantasy genre " - Karen Dales, Award Winning Author A new drug named Terror has hit the city streets, claiming its victims by causing them to die of unspeakable horrors. Ray McAndrues, a lifeguard by profession, is not what he appears, for he can sense energies and perform magic. While doing a favour for his girlfriend and fellow mystic, Cathy, Ray discovers exactly what is causing the gruesome deaths of innocents when he witnesses a friend succumb to Terror's destructive effects. Horrified, Ray believes he is the only one who can stop this ancient evil, for a Japanese goblin - a Nukekubi - has come to feast upon those Ray cares about. In his pursuit, Ray is joined by two allies who have come from Japan to hunt the Nukekubi. With Toshiro and Kunio, Ray discovers he does not have to fight alone. Will Ray be able to find and destroy the Nukekubi before it can consume him and those he loves?