Author | Laurell K. Hamilton |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter |
Genre | Horror, Mystery, Erotic novel |
Publisher | Berkley Books (Berkley edition) |
Publication date | June 2, 2009 (Berkley edition) |
Media type | |
Pages | 486 p. (Berkley edition) |
ISBN | 978-0-425-22772-5 (Berkley edition) |
OCLC | 268795013 |
813/.54 22 | |
LC Class | PS3558.A443357 S55 2009 |
Preceded by | Blood Noir |
Followed by | Flirt |
Skin Trade is the seventeenth book in the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series of horror/mystery/erotica novels by Laurell K. Hamilton.
While Anita Blake remains one of the most effective "legal vampire hunters" in the country, her personal life is in turmoil because of her close personal relationship with some vampires. Amid this backdrop, Blake goes to Las Vegas to investigate a vampire's serial murder spree.
Vittorio has resurfaced in Las Vegas. Anita receives a head of one of the officers in Las Vegas, and sets out to pursue this vampire serial killer. Anita is joined by Edward (aka Ted Forrester), Bernardo Spotted Horse, and Olaf (aka Otto Jefferies).
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Recurring characters include:
New characters include:
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