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Description edit
Animator and vampire hunter Anita Blake is about to discover that some secrets are better left buried-and some people better off dead...
A client offer Anita to raise a very old zombie, which needed human sacrifice to do so, and she rejected the job. Then there are many murders happen and...
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Summary edit
The older the zombie, the bigger death needed to raise it.
After a few centuries, the only death 'big enough' is a human sacrifice. I know because I'm an animator. My name is Anita Blake. Working for Animators, Inc. is just a job - like selling insurance. But all the money in the world...
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Characters edit
- Anita Blake: Vampire executioner, animator.
- Jean-Claude: Master Vampire of the City.
- Zerbrowski: A smart alek detective.
- Dominga Salvador: Old Woman and animator.
- Manny Rodriquez: Anita's old partner and trainer.
- Dolph Storr: sergeant of the police force.
- Bert Vaughn: Anita's boss at Animator's INC.
- Wanda: Crippled whore
- Harold Gaynor: Demented billionair
- Charles Montgomery: a co-worker of Anita.
- Bruno: one of Harold's guards.
- Irving Griswold: a reporter and lycanthrope.
- Enzo: Dominga's guard.
- Veronica Simms: Private Detective. Friends with Anita. "Ronnie" for short.
- Willie McCoy: a vampire, friend of Anita.
- Evans: a touch-clairvoyant.
- Dave: Owner of Dead Dave.
- John Burke: Voodoo priest
- Cicely: Deaf and demented lover of Harold
- Luther: Human bartender for Dead Dave
- Mrs. Cassidy: a neighbor of Anita.
- Peter Burke: he was an animator.
- Antonio: Dominga's guard and grandson
- Jamison Clarke: he is an animator.
- Catherine Maison-Gillette: one of Anita's friends.
- Clive Perry: member of RPIT.
- Tommy: Harold's guard.
Quotes edit
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“If I ever buy a gown with sequins on it, someone just shoot me.”
Anita -
“I decided not to answer on the grounds that it might piss someone off.”
Anita -
“Paranoia is just another word for longevity.”
Anita -
“"...stupidity isn't punishable by death. If it was, there would be a hell of a population drop.”
Anita Blake
Setting & Locations edit
St. Louis, Missouri
- Tenderloin: Degraded part of St. Louis.
- The Laughing Corpse: Vampire Comedy Club
Organizations edit
- RPIT: the Regional Preternatural Investigations Team, a police force in charge paranormal investigations.
- Animators Inc.: the place where Anita works.
- The Laughing Corpse: a vampire comedy club owned by Jean-Claude.
First Sentence edit
HAROLD GAYNOR'S HOUSE sat in the middle of intense green lawn and the graceful sweep of trees.
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1-40
Series & Lists edit
This is book 2 of 24 in Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter. (standard series)
Preceded by Guilty Pleasures, and followed by Circus of the Damned.
This book is in Vampire (community list). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Laurell K. Hamilton (Author)
Other Contributors:
- Craig White (artist) (Cover Artist)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 1, 1994
ISBN: 0441000916
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Ace Books
Country: USA
Publication Date: January 1, 1994
ISBN: 0441000916
Page Count: 304
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: PS3558.A443357 L38 2003
- Dewey: 813.54
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