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9th House Books

Independent Publisher & Book Development Coach

9th House Books is a premier independent book publisher offering comprehensive author services and expert guidance. Founded by A.M. Blanco, renowned book development coach and script consultant, we transform writers into published authors through personalized coaching, astrological insights, and professional publishing support. Whether you're crafting your first novel or ready to publish, our unique blend of services helps authors achieve their creative and publishing goals.

9th House Books

New Release

Vulture

(2024)

In 1985 Miami, as a satanic panic grips the city, widowed detective Tom Vogel, battling terminal lymphoma, hunts a cannibalistic killer whose grotesque crimes mirror vulture behavior. Plagued by eerie visions and haunting memories, Vogel's investigation spirals into a labyrinth of occult symbolism, blood-scrawled Latin phrases, and ancient cults. As the city's hysteria reaches a fever pitch, Vogel races against his own mortality to unravel a sinister truth that threatens to consume more than just flesh and blood.
This pulse-pounding investigation into the heart of human evil will appeal to fans of True Detective, Seven, and Millennium, where cosmic horror meets police procedural and psychological tension in a dance of shadows and revelations. This genre-bending thriller combines hardboiled noir detective fiction with occult horror to create something entirely new.
A. M. BLANCO's hypnotic, cinematic style draws you into a world where nothing is quite what it seems, and every truth hides another shadow underneath.

Vulture: A Novel By A. M. Blanco

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The blending of genres—crime, noir, and cosmic horror—worked brilliantly. It reminded me of the first time I watched True Detective or read a Haruki Murakami novel. There’s a similar sense of dread mixed with wonder, and an ever-present tension that kept me glued to the page. The twists didn’t just shock me; they made me rethink everything I thought I understood about the story.

O. Ortega - Miami, Fl

Vulture is a gripping psychological slow burn that draws readers into a world of tension, survival, and self-discovery. Written in first-person present tense, the story feels intensely immersive—like watching a suspenseful film unfold in real time.

The tightly woven plot builds relentless suspense while allowing space for exceptional character development. Every twist feels earned, every revelation impactful. Vulture is a masterclass in blending emotional depth with nail-biting tension, making it a must-read for fans of literary thrillers.

J. Lopez - Miami, Fl

Praise & Reviews

"In Vulture, A. M. Blanco delivers a gripping horror crime novel that is as much about the monsters within us as it is about the ones we hunt. Detective Vogel's descent into his personal and professional hell is both terrifying and heartrending. Blanco's writing is sharp, immersive, and unrelentingly honest. An outstanding achievement in modern noir fiction."

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-Dr. Richard Nongard,

Co-Author of Gum, a Novel - Katy, Texas

I loved this novel. Every word gets under your skin and doesn't leave you alone. It's a police procedural novel with a hypnotic form of character development. I haven't read anything like this before.

Vulture is ideal for fans of psychological thrillers like True Detective, Seven, The Game, and Silence of the Lambs. If you enjoy reading novels that have a cinematic touch to them this will make you really happy. A. M. Blanco's writing style is like the perfect mix of cinematic writing and literally fiction. 

Y. Perez - Hialeah, Fl

The plot itself is very tight and well constructed. I was at the edge of my seat. I could not put this down! So many red hearrings!
If you like shows like true detective, supernatural, Millenium or the x-diles you’re in for a treat!
If you like movies like silence of the lambs, the machinest, seven, or red dragón you’re in for an excellent read!
I hope this author puts out more novels soon because I am hooked!

B. Rollo - Miami, Fl

The pacing was GREAT! The story starts off like a slow burn then slowly picks up the pace, has its ups and downs and then takes off at the speed of light!
The climax was totally unexpected. The end even more so. But I totally understand it. It was the necessary ending in order for the theme to be expressed and for maximum impact. It was tough to see it unravel before me but it was the only way.

N. Pisano - Miami Beach, Fl

A. M. Blanco Novelist and Screenwriter

About A. M. Blanco

A. M. BLANCO is a novelist and screenwriter residing in South Florida. A dramatist and prose stylist with a poetically hypnotic and cinematic voice, he combines dramatic storytelling with noir, crime, suspense, and horror to create visceral narratives.

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His work will appeal to fans of True Detective, Seven, and Millennium, where cosmic horror meets police procedural and psychological tension as well as to readers who enjoy Thomas Harris, James Lee Burke, Haruki Murakami, Guillermo Del Toro, Lars Kepler, William Peter Blatty, and Stephen King.

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He is author of Vulture: A Novel.

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Besides writing novels and screenplays, he works as a book development coach. To find out more about that please click the 'Read More' button below.

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