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Bloody Bones
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Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter: Book 5

Bloody Bones (1996) (edit title/settings)

by Laurell K. Hamilton (Author) (edit contributors)

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In Laurell K. Hamilton's New York Times bestselling novels, Anita Blake, vampire hunter and animator, takes a bite out of crime-of the supernatural kind. But even someone who deals with death on a daily basis can be unnerved by its power... When Branson, Missouri, is hit with a death... read more

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When the monsters are involved, it's never just one dead body. one way or another the dead multiply.

First, there were the dead in the graveyard, two hundred years old dead. I'd been hired to raise them to settle a dispute over who owned the land they were buried in.
Then there were... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)

When the monsters are involved, it's never just one dead body. one way or another the dead multiply.

First, there were the dead in the graveyard, two hundred years old dead. I'd been hired to raise them to settle a dispute over who owned the land they were buried in.
Then there were the three dead teenagers in the wood, slaughtered in a way I'd never seen before.
And then they found the dead girl, drained of blood and left in her bed. I knew what that meant of course. It didn't take a degree in preternatural studies to figure out that something was wrong. And I was right in the middle of it.

My name is Anita Blake. Welcome to my life...

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  • “Somehow Jean-Claude has crossed that line that a handful of other vampires have crossed”
  • “Different strokes for different folks.”
    Anita
  • “For the life of me, I couldn't think of a good comeback line.”
    Anita
  • “You are an irritating son of a bitch." "Ah, ma petite, how can I resist you when you whisper such sweet endearments to me?”
    Anita & Jean-Claude
  • “After you, my sweet. A lady should always walk before a gentleman, never behind”
    Jean-Claude

Setting & Locations edit see section history

Branson, Missouri

Organizations edit see section history

  • RPIT: Regional Preternatural Investigation Team special police division
  • Animators, Inc: Re-animator company (to raise zombies); Anita's place of employment

First Sentence edit see section history

IT WAS ST. Patrick's Day, and the only green I was wearing was a button that read,"Pinch me and you're dead meat".

Table of Contents edit see section history

Acknowledgments
Chapters 1 - 41

Glossary edit see section history

  • Ulfric: Male head of the werewolf clan
  • Lupa: Female head of the werewolf clan (but submissive to the Ulfric)
  • Ma Petite: In French it literaly means "my child" Jean Claude uses 'Ma Petite' as a term of endearment for Anita Blake"Petite" meaning small in French is maybe a reference to her size.

Series & Lists edit see section history

This is book 5 of 24 in Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter. (standard series)

Preceded by The Lunatic Cafe, and followed by The Killing Dance.

This book is in Vampire (community list). (community list)

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

  1. Laurell K. Hamilton (Author)

Other Contributors:

  1. Craig White (artist) (Cover Artist)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1996
ISBN: 0441003745
Page Count: 384

Classification edit see section history

  • Library of Congress: CPB Box no. 507 vol. 26
  • Dewey: 813.54

Notes for Parents edit see section history

Reading Level: Adults

Some sexually explicit scenes and profanity

Books with Additional Background Information edit see section history

   
  • Guilty Pleasures
  • The Laughing Corpse
  • Circus of the Damned
  • The Lunatic Cafe

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