"You can't see them, but they're here: hiding in the pools of shadow outside a Chicago burger joint...wreaking havoc in Kansas City...feeding in sleazy 'blood brothels' that cater to humans who itch to get bitten. Cole was designing video games when he learned the truth--that foul creatures of the night lust for our blood...and our world. Now he's a 'Skinner,' a member of an ancient secret society of warriors entrusted with keeping the terror at bay....