Description from back cover:

” ‘The older the zombie, the bigger the death needed to raise it.’ After a few centuries, the only death “big enough’ is a human sacrifice. I know, because I’m an animator. My name is Anita Blake.
Working for Animators Inc., is just a job—like selling insurance. But all the money in the world wasn’t enough for me to take on the particular job Harold Gaynor was offering.
Somebody else did, though—a rogue animator. Now he’s not just raising the dead, he’s raising Hell. And it’s up to me to stop it.”

I was relieved to read Hamilton’s more toned-down sequel to Guilty Pleasures, that of course being a relative term. Since this novel focuses on Blake’s job as an animator combined with assisting a police investigation, it is more graphic in terms of the states of dead bodies than it is the oft-accused word porn.
Blake also goes through a few crises of an ethical bent. One involves going back to her roots (I am looking forward to learning more of her history if Hamilton will indulge us), the other an act of revenge (a.k.a. “they needed killing”). Jean-Claude makes a few appearances and demands but Blake still isn’t buying into the courtship. I hope that Hamilton can hold a good balance from here on out.
Overall, I think that Hamilton has a good handle on plot, description of setting, and secondary characters. If these elements were lacking, I’d definitely spend my time elsewhere.

Previously published on BookCrossing.com, 2003