Anita and Jean Claude get closer. Larry is taken along for a little more training.

The big bad:

Bloody Bones (immortal being that give magic to unseelie fairy family that captured it).

Mr. Stirling, who needs Anita to raise a cemetary of 200+ years dead.

Serephina, another master vamp, who has grown in power enormously since last encountering Jean Claude. ( )

While not perfect, I think this has been the best of the series so far. I've always loved the plot action in these books but found the over-the-top caricaturization of the main character incredibly annoying. In this installment Anita actually makes mistakes, she experiences doubts, desire, and even some defeat which goes a long way towards making her a character rather than just a caricature. Giving her a side-kick, and thereby a mirror in which to see herself differently, really helped add dimensions to her. Yes we still have to hear about her black Nike's and her inner-pants holster (time after time), but she comes across as much more natural in this book. That, along with a wide and varied host of new monsters, made for an excellent read. ( )

IMO the best book of the series.

Anita and Larry are hired to settle a land dispute. Sound simple, right? Oh, you naive little carbuncle! Anita realizes she is being lied to by the fat cat elite and then...murder most foul! A vampire pedo is hacking up the good citizens of Branson, MO....or is he?
Add to the mix rotting vamps....in a sex scene. Still not hot enough for you?

Let's throw in a badass master vampire, Serephina, whose knowledge of Anita's mommy issues could be our zombie queen's downfall.

This is the last of the really good Anita Blake novels, so enjoy it while it lasts. ( )

Another great book in the series. I can not get enough! ( )

A sorozat első négy kötetét már olvastam, és nagyon tetszett, az ötödik is jónak ígérkezik. Már amit eddig olvastam belőle. ^^ ( )