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... read more
"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... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
“If I ever buy a gown with sequins on it, someone just shoot me.”Anita Blake
“I decided not to answer on the grounds that it might piss someone off.”Anita Blake
“Paranoia is just another word for longevity.”Anita Blake
“...stupidity isn't punishable by death. If it was, there would be a hell of a population drop.”Anita Blake
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.”Highlighted by 59 Kindle customers
“Your eyes are the clearest mirror I have ever seen, ma petite. Whenever I begin to pretend to myself. Whenever I have delusions of life. I have only to look into your face and see the truth.”Highlighted by 51 Kindle customers
People are supposed to fear the unknown, but ignorance is bliss when knowledge is so damn frightening.Highlighted by 43 Kindle customers
My own mother had died when I was eight. You never really filled in the hole. It was like a piece of you gone missing. An ache that never quite goes away. You deal with it. You go on, but it’s there.Highlighted by 36 Kindle customers
I wasn’t crying, my eyes were running. My eyes were running because there were pieces of zombie all over my toys. Jesus.Highlighted by 35 Kindle customers
It was like carrying a thermonuclear device to kill ants. Overkill has always been a specialty of mine.Highlighted by 32 Kindle customers
Rule number three hundred sixty-nine when dealing with unfamiliar magic: when in doubt, leave it alone.Highlighted by 18 Kindle customers
Grandmother Flores had told me that I was a necromancer.Highlighted by 14 Kindle customers
Contents AcknowledgmentsHighlighted by 12 Kindle customers
Had to see. Had to look. Might find a clue. Sure, and pigs could fucking fly. But still, maybe, maybe there would be a clue. Maybe. Hope is a lying bitch.Highlighted by 4 Kindle customers
Chapters 1-40
Preceded by Guilty Pleasures, and followed by Circus of the Damned.
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