The Answer appears to be "Blood Oath"
A mix of politic
al techno thrills and supernatural action, “Oath” centers on a vampire captured by the U.S. Army just after the Civil War who is forced to swear an oath to President Andrew Johnson and has protected the presidency in the Secret Service for nearly 150 years.
In “Oath,” the vampire, named Nathaniel Cade, is paired with a new human handler and finds himself embroiled in a plot involving a monstrous new form of biological weapon with a connection to the White House.
The deal comes just as the book, from Penguin/Putnam, hits stores Tuesday.
“It always starts with the character for me,” said Foster, the producer behind thrillers “Law Abiding Citizen” and “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” “Cade has an amazing history, a great attitude and a great set of powers. He is a complete movie figure.”
There is no lack of vampire projects circulating in Hollywood these days, and the idea of a vampire James Bond could easily be seen as too high-concept. But the book has been getting good reviews — it bucks vampire fatigue by focusing on action and bringing in different supernatural creatures — and Foster credits Farnsworth for pulling it off.
Lucas_foster_ “It’s a big idea and it’s an idea that in the wrong hands could have been cheesy,” Foster said. “He did a very good job of making the reader, and me, buy it. It’s the right tone between thriller and improbable fantasy.”
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