Nicki Chim is a forensic hematologist, one of the best her peers have ever seen. Her blood work is fast and flawless...almost too fast. And her colleagues would be very surprised to know just what tools she uses to glean such minute, dead-on details: her lips, her tongue...and her teeth. Nicki Chim is more than a scientist. She's a vampire. A killer is stalking the city of Washington, DC. They call him the Winter Man. He strikes during the soft peace of snowfall, committing grisly murders with odd drugs, surgical tools, and chilling detail. The Winter Man takes his time. He cares about his work. And this winter, the snows have run deep...Nicki Chim must use all her powers--both scientific and supernatural--to find him. Back in 1993, Putnam/Berkley published my novel, The Winter Man. It had a great run--sold more than 30,000 copies. But it wasn't until I saw Sinsister's Lash character that I recognized Nicki Chim in the...flesh. Lash is available at Poser Pros for a great price--$2.49. The bench and creeping vine are from Transpond at RDNA. Hair and clothes postwork done by me in Photoshop 7. Thanks for looking. Denny