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See moreSunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton returns with another exciting, thrilling and addictive adventure for her vampire hunting heroine Anita Blake.
The sensational new novel from the New York Times bestselling author featuring her vampire-hunting heroine Anita Blake.
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SUNDAY TIMES and NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton returns with another exciting, thrilling and addictive adventure for her vampire hunting heroine Anita Blake.
"I knew without doubt that if any more of the vampires tried to attack us I'd kill them, too, regardless of apparent age, race, sex, or religious affiliations. I was an equal-opportunity executioner; I killed everybody.
My name is Anita Blake and I am a vampire hunter and necromancer, as well as a US Marshal. So when a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it's up to me to find her. And when I do, I'm faced with something I've never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people—kids, grandparents, soccer moms—all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving their vampire master. And where there's one martyr, I know there will be more... But even vampires have monsters that they're afraid of. And I'm one of them..."
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Kiss the Dead by Laurell K. Hamilton is praised for its creativity in the paranormal genre, with the author being noted as an inventive and exciting writer. Anita Blake, the protagonist, is highlighted as a captivating heroine akin to Scarlett O'Hara. The series is compared to the impact of The Da Vinci Code in its respective genre, and it's described as a hardcore guilty pleasure.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780755389001
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 08 November 2012
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Headline Book Publishing
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 27.0mm
Width: 128.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 295g
Pages: 416
About the Author
Laurell K. Hamilton is the bestselling author of the acclaimed Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, Novels. She lives near St Louis with her husband, her daughter, two dogs and an ever-fluctuating number of fish. She invites you to visit her website at www.laurellkhamilton.org.
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