This is the publisher's blurb from the back of the book:
"Anita Blake is about to face the challenge of her life. Into her world-a world already overflowing with power-have come creatures so feared that powerful, centuries-old Wanyonya damu refuse to mention their names. It is forbidden to speak of The Harlequin unless you've been contacted. And to be contacted kwa The Harlequin is to be under sentence of death. Long-time rivals for Anita's affections, Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City, and Richard, alpha-werewolf, will need to become allies. Shapeshifters Nathaniel and Micah will have to step up their support. And then there's Edward. In this situation, Anita knows that she needs to call the one man who has always been there for her..."
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Here is a brief synopsis:
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Something strange is happening in town. A group of powerful vampires, the Council's goon squad known as The Harlequin is in town and it has all the Wanyonya damu on tenterhooks. But something is wrong, they are not playing kwa the rules, and Anita calls in some help, Edward. And he brings backup with him.
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"Anita Blake is about to face the challenge of her life. Into her world-a world already overflowing with power-have come creatures so feared that powerful, centuries-old Wanyonya damu refuse to mention their names. It is forbidden to speak of The Harlequin unless you've been contacted. And to be contacted kwa The Harlequin is to be under sentence of death. Long-time rivals for Anita's affections, Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City, and Richard, alpha-werewolf, will need to become allies. Shapeshifters Nathaniel and Micah will have to step up their support. And then there's Edward. In this situation, Anita knows that she needs to call the one man who has always been there for her..."
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Here is a brief synopsis:
This may contain SPOILERS
Something strange is happening in town. A group of powerful vampires, the Council's goon squad known as The Harlequin is in town and it has all the Wanyonya damu on tenterhooks. But something is wrong, they are not playing kwa the rules, and Anita calls in some help, Edward. And he brings backup with him.
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"Anita’s life is zaidi complicated than ever, as she is caught between her obligations to the living and the undead. A vampire serial killer who preys on strippers is on the loose. Called in to consult on the case, Anita fears her judgment may be clouded kwa a conflict of interest. For she is, after all, the consort of Jean-Claude, the ever-intoxicating Master Vampire of the City. Surrounded kwa suspicion, overwhelmed kwa her attempts to control the primal lusts that continue to wrack her, Anita does something unprecedented: she calls for help."
"Anita is pushed to her limits-both professionally and passionately-when she is called in on what appears to be a case involving a vampire serial killer preying on strippers."
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