Black Rush

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Summary: Rock's Review of Black Rush
Review: Black Rush is one of the best Horror books that I've read in a long time. I'm an avid fan of Stephen King, and Mr. Richardson has impressed me by his work immensely. I can't wait for his next book!

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Summary: Rock's Review of Black Rush
Review: Black Rush is one of the best Horror books that I've read in a long time. I'm an avid fan of Stephen King, and Mr. Richardson has impressed me by his work immensely. I can't wait for his next book!

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Summary: African Vampires and Corporate Corruption
Review: Frederick Louis Richardson's debut novel includes evil versus good, African vampires, and governmental paid killings across the globe. The story begins in 1750 as the William George slave ship transports its load across the Atlantic. A distant relative of the slaves slips onboard to wreak havoc on the all-European crew. Siata Quattarra brutally kills several crewmembers, which leads to freeing of the slaves stored below. The horror that unfolds eventually leads to the ships demise as it shipwrecks on the outskirts of an island in the Caribbean. The sole survivor is a vampire who eventually begins to reside in Washington, D.C.

Fast-forward 100 years; Henry Cheeks masterminds the blood and plasma industry in Africa. This blood cartel is equal to drug trafficking in Cuba. In Africa, the locals discuss vampire activity but nothing is confirmed until an American journalist stumbles upon the truth. The vampires are in for the fight of their life with Isaish "Black Rush" Zacharias as their leader. Black Rush, Night, Netty Boo, and Aisha function much like a gang as they stalk the streets and suck the blood out of unsuspecting Americans. They are producing horror and hundreds of unexplained deaths in our nation's capital. They have a way of enticing individuals into escapades of sex and love that end in bloodletting and death for the human.

Richardson truly impressed me with this rendition of vampires living among humans. He carefully adds his African American heritage in this tale of vampires, witchcraft, and threat to America's blood supply. He uses vivid descriptions, which produces a story that is somewhat believable. It had me looking over my shoulder and checking the teeth of my neighbor. This is definitely one to read especially if you are a lover of vampire stories.

Reviewed by Monique Bruner of Loose Leaves Book Review


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Summary: Washington has its politicians and its vampires
Review: In his first novel, Frederick Louis Richardson takes us on a journey that spans more than two hundred years in BLACK RUSH. The journey begins in 1750 on a slave ship crossing the Atlantic that shipwrecks on an island in the Caribbean. The only survivor would continue a bloodline that eventually comes to reside in the United States. The Zacharias family, now living in Washington, DC is a very close-knit and unique family. They carry a disease called porphyria, which is a blood disorder that could cause them to bleed to death. They are also a clan of vampires living and feeding in the Nation's capitol. They can turn a simple act of love into a truly painful and final experience. As scientists and industrialists are trying to harvest their blood for further study and possible ill gain, the clergy wants good to prevail over evil and the government wants all traces of them extinguished. There are also those from the Caribbean that want the whole race eradicated, but for other reasons. In a fight for their very survival, Isaiah "Black Rush" Zacharias is leading the children of darkness to rid them of all their enemies. Who will triumph in the end?

In this classic tale of good versus evil, Richardson has put a different spin on vampire stories in this horror yarn. He blends a story about black vampires from Africa, a tale of cornering the market on the world's blood supply and witchcraft with a governmental cover-up to produce a story with some remarkable believability in some parts. In others, it was a little far-fetched. Although I had an issue with some of the editing, this is one to read for all you lovers of vampire stories.

Reviewed by Brenda M. Lisbon
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers