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Hit List

Hit List

CrimeHorror
Pages
310
Published
2011
Language
English

Synopsis

U.S. Marshals Anita Blake and Edward travel to the Pacific Northwest to track a serial killer whose crimes are too gruesome for local police to handle. They soon discover the murders are a front for the Harlequin, an ancient and lethal vampire sect serving the Mother of All Darkness. As the first vampire seeks a new physical form, Anita must survive a hunt where she is the ultimate prize.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkTenseGrittySpicy
Anti-HeroMorally GreyMystery Box

Genres

Crime Horror Mystery Paranormal Romance Urban Fantasy Paranormal Body Horror

About the author

L
Laurell K. Hamilton

Laurell K. Hamilton (born Laurell Kaye Klein, February 19, 1963, in Heber Springs, Arkansas) is an American fantasy and romance writer regarded as one of the founding voices of urban fantasy. She is best known for two long-running series: Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, about a professional zombie raiser, vampire executioner and supernatural police consultant in a fictional St. Louis, and Merry Gentry, about a private detective who is also a princess of the Unseelie court of Faerie. Her debut novel...

Characters

Anita BlakeProtagonist
Prince EdwardProtagonist
Mother of All DarknessAntagonist
The HarlequinAntagonist
All characters in Hit List

Frequently asked questions

  • Can I read this book if I have not read the previous novels in the series?

    This book is the twentieth installment in a long-running series, and it relies heavily on established character relationships and complex personal histories that evolve significantly over time. New readers will likely find the narrative context and character dynamics difficult to follow without having experienced the preceding books.

  • Does this book conclude the main story arc of the series?

    The narrative is part of an ongoing, multi-book saga that continues well beyond this volume. It does not serve as a series finale and instead advances long-term plot threads involving the protagonist and her supernatural associates.