Meet Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, in the first novel in the #1New York Timesbestselling series that blends the genres of romance, horror and adventure with stunning panache(Jayne Ann Krentz).

Laurell K. Hamiltons bestselling series has captured readers wildest imaginations and addicted them to a seductive world where supernatural hungers collide with the desires of the human heart, starring a heroine like no other

Anita Blake is small, dark, and dangerous. Her turf is the city of St. Louis. Her job: re-animating the dead and killing the undead who take things too far. But when the citys most powerful vampire asks her to solve a series of vicious slayings, Anita must confront her greatest fearher undeniable attraction to master vampire Jean-Claude, one of the creatures she is sworn to destroy

WhatThe Da Vinci Codedid for the religious thriller, the Anita Blake series has done for the vampire novel.USA Today