"Anita Blake, the tough, sexy vampire executioner, zombie animator, and police consultant for preternatural crimes in St Louis, hunts monsters in New Mexico in the ninth book of Laurell K Hamilton's excellent series Edward, Anita's mentor in slaying, asks Anita to return the favor that she has owed him since she killed a backup he brought ожоюж in to protect her He needs Anita's preternatural expertise as well as her firepower Something is skinning and mutilating a few of its chosen victims, and dismembering others Edward has no idea what creature could be responsible for such heinous crimes Summoning Anita has its downside for Edward, since it means letting her onto his turf Anita is surprised to find that this normally aggressive man has a personal life, and shocked by his ability to be entirely different from the stone cold killer she's known She also has problems with the cop in charge in Albuquerque, who believes her powers must be evil, and with the other backups Edward has brought in Most of all, she has to deal with her own vulnerability - she's tried to shut down her ties to her vampire and werewolf lovers and go it alone, but it turns out to be harder than she thought Anita's usual supporting cast is missing, and she's taking time out from her complex love life, but there's plenty of bloody action, vampires, werewolves, and Aztec ritual Plus a lot more about Edward Fans will find this installment similar to the earlier books in the series, particularly "The Laughing Corpse" Nona Vero Автор Лорел К Гамильтон Laurell K Hamilton Лорел К Гамильтон (до замужества - Лорел Клейн) родилась 19 февраля 1963 года в небольшом городке возле Ширли (штат Арканзас, США) Училась в христианском колледже "Мэрион" (Индиана), получила степени по английской литературе и биологию Во время учебы.  Брелок, сереброИздательство: Jove, 2002 г Мягкая обложка, 608 стр ISBN 978-0-515-13450-6 Язык: Английский Формат: 105x170.