Readers of the previous Anita Blake novels know the drill by now: Just as Anita & Co. are coming to terms with their increasing supernatural abilities and increasingly complex relationships, a new, mysterious and dangerous threat arrives in St. Louis that they must deal with and ultimately defeat.

Anita’s internal dialogue has become more and more annoying, and her companions have an irritating tendency to comment aloud on what she is thinking – not because of any psychic abilities they have, but because the author has allowed her train of thought to intrude, making for sloppy and unrealistic conversation among the characters. The only reason I continue to torture myself with this series must be the eventual sense of completion I foolishly hope to attain. I suspect I’m also holding out for the series to redeem itself somehow.

This was GREAT, another hit from LKH, WAY more story and way less sex. . . not that the sex is a bad thing, but it was good to see edward again and i liked that the characters are evolvong more and more I read it in about 5 hours. . . couldnt put it down. . . all lkh fans should run out and buy it NOW