Dark Corner is the alias to Mason's Corner, Mississippi because the town?s population is nearly 90% African American. It is the namesake of a cruel plantation owner and town founder, Edward Mason. Its residents are direct descendents of slaves from Mason?s plantation, Jubilee, where Edward Mason was murdered at the hands of his slaves during a revolt and is rumored to haunt the "big house" at Jubilee.Richard Hunter, infamous novelist, anthropologist, and absentee father, disappeared in a mysterious boating accident; his body is never discovered and he is legally declared dead. His son, David, inherits both his father?s vast fortune and an overwhelming need to learn more about the father he never knew. He heads to Dark Corner his father's birthplace and location of the family home to begin his quest for discovery.Kyle Coiraut, is a168-year-old vampire - a Frenchman of African lineage who has discovered that his father was a bloodthirsty African warrior enslaved and embittered by the American slave trade who was killed and entombed in Mason's Corner before Kyle's birth during a massacre. Kyle heads to Dark Corner, sets up house at Jubilee, and plans to resurrect his father.David and Kyle are on similar missions to learn about fathers they never knew and their fates are ultimately married to this quest. As one can reasonably deduce, the conditions are set for fireworks to begin as both David and Kyle?s family histories unfold. Massey skillfully plays on the father-son relationships throughout the book as well as building a credible, suspenseful vampire novel. Although the story started slowly and our hero, David, was in reactive mode throughout most of the novel; it is an enjoyable horror/vampire saga that ties themes of responsibility, vengeance, good, and evil.
I would have to say that this was a clasic Vampire novel, with a few diference. When I first started I did not even think it was about vampires. I neglected to read what the book was about when I decided to start it. This is a first for me with this Author. The book was well written although it was a bit predictable. But overall I liked it.I did not really get connected to the any of the characters, the book just kinda rocked a long. Nothing really stands out about it. If you like vampires then this will probably be a great for you. But it was too much like any other vampire book. Therefore I give this book a rating of 3.5 stars.
