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| Genre/Form: | Horror tales Horror fiction Love stories Fiction |
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| Material Type: | Fiction |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Laurell K Hamilton |
| ISBN: | 042518756X 9780425187562 |
| OCLC Number: | 49871546 |
| Description: | 311 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Responsibility: | Laurell K. Hamilton. |
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Anita, Jean-Claude, and the Rat-King
“Guilty Pleasures” is the first of (currently) 21 novels in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. This first novel introduces Anita and her dislike for and distrust...
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“Guilty Pleasures” is the first of (currently) 21 novels in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series. This first novel introduces Anita and her dislike for and distrust of vampires. Her profession of choice is being an animator, a person who raises zombies from the dead.
Asked to investigate the gruesome deaths of four vampires, Anita Blake, also know as the Executioner, refuses and then is persuaded to consider it more seriously. The world has become a more complex place since the courts in Addison versus Clark redefines what life was and what death wasn't.
Anita interacts with zombies, vampires and Lycanthropes (shape shifters, usually from human into one specific animal), getting to meet the Rat-King.
SPOILER ALERT
Under the pretense of throwing a surprise bachelorette party for Anita's friend Catherine, Monica tricks Anita into attending a night out at the vampire club, Guilty Pleasures. Although Anita has a small relationship with a Master Vampire named Jean-Claude, the owner of Guilty Pleasures, she doesn't appreciate being pressured into looking into the case on behalf of vampires. She prefers to work for the police.
A cop buddy, Dolph, a dangerous bounty hunter named Edward who doesn't appear to have a conscience, a fellow animator named Zachary, vampires named Aubrey and Theresa, and the 1000 year old Master Vampire of the city, Nikolaos make threats and make life complicated for Anita. The reader shares Anita's adventures in tunnels, graveyards and swank vampire nightclubs while Anita pieces together the puzzle of who would benefit from the deaths of vampires.
ENDING – THE FINAL SPOILER
Edward and Anita make an assault into a graveyard and get attacked by zombies, and eventually confront Nikolaos to the bitter end. Jean-Claude is left as the most powerful vampire in the city (up from fifth most powerful), and owes Anita for the promotion.
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Hooked on Vamp Series set in STL
I love this series. I admit this book gave me nightmares but I loved reading about all the spots in St Louis, most of which I had been to or knew of. I have read the whole series and am anxiously awaiting the next in line. Bravo Ms Hamilton!!
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