Skin Trade (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Book 17)

A vampire is on a murder spree in Sin City in this Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton. When a vampire serial killer sends Anita Blake a grisly souvenir from Las Vegas, she has to warn Sin City’s local authorities what they’re dealing with. Only it’s worse than she thought. Police officers and one executioner have been slain—paranormal style. Anita heads to Vegas, where’s she’s joined by three other federal marshals, including the ruthless Edward hiding behind his mild-mannered persona. It’s a good thing Edward always has her back, because, when she gets close to the bodies, Anita senses “tiger” too strongly to ignore it. And the weretigers are powerful in Las Vegas, which means the odds of her rubbing someone very powerful the wrong way just got a lot higher...

a Proven Series With A Hot New Look. The #1 Bestselling Author Returns With Her Most Anticipated Novel Yet. When A Vampire Serial Killer Sends Anita Blake A Grisly Souvenir From Las Vegas, She Has To Warn Sin City's Local Authorities What They're Dealing With. Only It's Worse Than She Thought. Ten Officers And One Executioner Have Been Slain—paranormal Style. Anita Heads To Vegas, Where's She's Joined By Three Other Federal Marshals, Including The Ruthless Edward. It's A Good Thing He Always Has Her Back, Because When She Gets Close To The Bodies, Anita Senses Tiger Too Strongly To Ignore It. The Weretigers Are Very Powerful In Las Vegas, Which Means The Odds Of Her Rubbing Someone Important The Wrong Way Just Got A Lot Higher.

publishers Weekly

hamilton's 17th Anita Blake Novel Draws The Vampire Hunter Into A Game Of Cat-and-mouse With A Particularly Monstrous Vampire Named Vittorio. Aided By Sadistic Serial Killer Otto Jefferies, Convenient Sociopath Edward Kemper And Fanged Escorts Handpicked By Her Lover Jean-claude, U.s. Marshal Anita Offers Her Services To Las Vegas, Now Under Siege From Vittorio's Army Of Enthralled Preternatural Beings. Manipulated By The Cunning Vittorio And Occasionally Misled By Coincidental Events, Anita Employs Her Insight Into Vittorio's Condition And Weaponized Libido As The Decisive Weapons In This Struggle. The Book Is Largely Concerned With The Melodramatic Conflict Between Hunter And Hunter And Blake's Soap-operatic Love Life, But Hamilton Does Manage Some Genuinely Moving Passages, Particularly Those Describing The Terror Of Innocent Vampires Caught Up In The Arbitrary And Draconian U.s. Legal System. (june)

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Once you tell someone certain things, like, say, you got mailed a human head in a box, they tend to think you're crazy. Anita Blake's reputation has taken some hits. Not on the work front, where she has the highest kill count of all the legal vampire executioners in the country, but on the personal front. No one seems to trust a woman who sleeps with the monsters. Still, when a vampire serial killer sends her a head from Las Vegas, Anita has to warn Sin City's local authorities what they're dealing with. Only it's worse than she thought. Several officers and one executioner have been slain - paranormal style... Anita heads to Las Vegas, where she's joined by three other federal marshals, including the ruthless Edward hiding behind his mild-mannered persona. It's a good thing Edward always has her back, because, when she gets close to the bodies, Anita senses "tiger" too strongly to ignore it. The were-tigers are very powerful in Las Vegas, which means the odds of her rubbing someone important the wrong way just got a lot higher... EDITORIAL REVIEW: **A proven series with a hot new look. The #1 bestselling author returns with her most anticipated novel yet.** When a vampire serial killer sends Anita Blake a grisly souvenir from Las Vegas, she has to warn Sin City's local authorities what they're dealing with. Only it's worse than she thought. Ten officers and one executioner have been slain-paranormal style. Anita heads to Vegas, where's she's joined by three other federal marshals, including the ruthless Edward. It's a good thing he always has her back, because when she gets close to the bodies, Anita senses ''tiger'' too strongly to ignore it. The weretigers are very powerful in Las Vegas, which means the odds of her rubbing someone important the wrong way just got a lot higher. When she learns that a vampire serial killer has been preying on the citizens of Las Vegas, vampire hunter Anita Blake tries to warn local authorities, only to discover that eleven people have already been taken down