Obsidian Butterfly: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel by Laurell K. Hamilton

Description: Obsidian Butterfly by Laurell K. Hamilton New York Times bestselling author Laurell K. Hamilton offers a sexy, suspenseful new novel of human — and inhuman — passions, narrated by the vampire hunter known as Anita Blake..."MY NAME IS ANITA BLAKE. I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET EDWARD...'Edward was a hit man. He specialized in monsters. Vampires, shape-shifters, anything and everything. There were people like me who did it legal, but Edward didn't sweat the legalities or, hell, the ethics. He was an equal opportunity killer. I may be one of the few friends that Edward has, but it's like being friends with a tame leopard. It may curl on the foot of your bed and let you pet its head, but it can still eat your throat out...'" FORMAT Mass Market Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter backlist takes flight with a whole new look.In her ninth adventure, vampire hunter Anita Blake owes a favor to a friend-a man almost as dangerous as the ancient evil she's about to face. Back Cover "My Name is Anita Blake. Id Like You to Meet Edward... Edward was a hit man. He specialized in monsters. Vampires, shape-shifters, anything and everything. There were people like me who did it legal, but Edward didnt sweat the legalities or, hell, the ethics. He was an equal opportunity killer. I may be one of the few friends that Edward has, but its like being friends with a tame leopard. It may curl on the foot of your bed and let you pet its head, but it can still eat your throat out..." Author Biography Laurell K. Hamilton is the New York Times bestselling author of the Meredith Gentry novels: A Kiss of Shadows, A Caress of Twilight, Seduced by Moonlight, A Stroke of Midnight, Mistrals Kiss, as well as fifteen acclaimed Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, novels. She is a full-time writer; she lives in a suburb of St. Louis with her family. Review Quote Praise for the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter Novels "Hamilton remains one of the most inventive and exciting writers in the paranormal field."--#1 New York Times bestselling author Charlaine Harris "If youve never read this series, I highly recommend/strongly suggest having the Anita Blake experience. Vampires, zombies, and shifters, oh my! And trust me, these are not your daughters vampires."--Literati Book Reviews "A sex-positive, kick-ass female protagonist."-- Starburst Excerpt from Book Chapter 1 I was covered in blood, but it wasnt mine, so it was okay. Not only was it not my blood, but it was all animal blood. If the worst casualties of the night were six chickens and a goat, I could live with it, and so could everyone else. Id raised seven corpses in one night. It was a record even for me. I pulled into my driveway at a quarter til dawn with the sky still dark and star-filled. I left the Jeep in the driveway, too tired to mess with the garage. It was May, but it felt like April. Spring in St. Louis was usually a two-day even between the end of winter and the beginning of summer. One day you were freezing your ass off and the next day its be eighty plus. But this year it had been spring, a wet gentle spring. Except for the high number of zombies Id raised, it had been a typical night. Everything from raising a civil war soldier for a local historical society to question, a will that needed a final signature, to a sons last confrontation with his abusive mother. Id been neck deep in lawyers and therapists most of the night. If I heard, "How does that make you feel, Jonathan (or Cathy, or whoever)?" one more time tonight, Id scream. I did not want to watch one more person "go with his or her feelings" ever. At least with most of the lawyers the bereaved didnt come to the graveside. The court-appointed lawyer would ascertain that the zombies raised had enough cognitive ability to know what they were signing, then he would sign off on the contract as a witness. If the zombie couldnt answer the questions, then no legal signature. The corpse had to be of "sound" ming to sign a legally binding signature. Id never raised a zombie that couldnt pass the legal definition of soundness, but it happened sometimes. Jamison, a fellow animator at Animators Inc., had a pair of lawyers come to blows on top of the grave. What fun. The air was cool enough to make me shiver as I walked down the sidewalk to my door. I could hear the phone ringing as I fumbled the key into the lock. I hit the door with my shoulder because no one ever calls just before dawn until its important. For me that usually meant the police, which meant a murder scene. I kicked the door closed and ran for the phone in the kitchen. My answering machine had kicked on. My voice died on the machine and Edwards voice came on." "Anita, its Edward. If youre there, pick up." Silence. I was running full out and skidded on my high heels, grabbing the receiver as I slid into the wall and nearly dropped the phone. I yelled into the receiver as I juggled the phone, "Edward, Edward, its me! Im here!" Edward was laughing softly when I could finally hear him. "Glad I could be amusing. Whats up?" I asked. "Im calling in my favor," he said quietly. It was my turn for silence. Once upon a time Edward had come to my aid, been my backup. Hed brought a friend, Harley, with him a smore backup. Id ended up killing Harley. Now, Harley had tried to kill me first, and Id just been quicker, but Edward had taken the killing personally. Picky, picky. Edward had given me a choice: either he and I could draw down on each other and find out once and for all which of us was better, or I could owe him a favor. Some day he would call me up and ask for me to be his backup like Harley. Id agreed to the favor. I never wanted to come up against Edward for real. Because if I did, I was pretty sure Id end up dead. Edward was a hit man. He specialized in monsters. Vampires, shapeshifters, anything and everything. There were people like that did it legal, but Edward didnt sweat the legalities, or hell, the ethics. He even occasionally did a human, but only if they had some sort of dangerous reputation. Other assassins, criminals, bad men, or women. Edward was an equal opportunity killer. He never discriminated, not for sex, religion, race, or even species. If it was dangerous, Edward would hunt it and kill it. Its what he lived for, what he was-a predators predator. Hed been offered a contract on my life once. Hed turned it down and had come to town as my bodyguard, bringing Harley with him. Id asked him why he hadnt taken the contract. His answer had been simple. If he took the contract, he only got to kill me. If he protected me, he thought hed get to kill more people. Perfect Edward reasoning. Hes either a sociopath or so close it makes little difference. I may be one of the few friends that Edward has, but its like being friends with a tame leopard. It may curl on the foot of your bed and let you pet its head, but it can still eat your throat out. It just wont do it tonight. "Anita, you still there?" "Im here, Edward." "You dont sound happy to hear from me." "Lets just say Im cautious," I said. He laughed again. "Cautious. No, youre not cautious. Youre suspicious." "Yeah," I said. "So whats the favor?" "I need back up," he said. "What could be so terrible that Death needs backup?" "Ted Forrester needs backup from Anita Blake, vampire executioner." Ted Forrester was Edwards alter ego, his only legal identity that I was aware of. Ted was a bounty hunter that specialized in preternatural creatures that werent vampires. As a general rule vamps were a specialty item, which was one of the reasons that there were licensed vamp executioners but not licensed anything else executioners. Maybe vampires just have a better political lobby, but whatever, they get the most press. Bounty hunters like Ted filled in the blanks between the police and the licensed executioners. They worked mostly in rancher-run states where it was still legal to hunt down varmints and kill them for money. Varmints still including lycnthropos. You could shoot them on sight in about six states as long as later a blood test proves they were lycanthropes. Some of the killings had been taken to court and were being contested, but nothing had changed yet on a local level. "So, what does Ted need me for?" Though truthful I was relieved that it was Ted asking and not Edward. Edward on his own probably meant illegal, maybe even murder. I wasnt quite into cold-blooded murder. Not yet. "Come to Sante Fe and find out," he said. "New Mexico? Santa Fe, New Mexico?" "Yes." "When?" I asked. "Now." "Since Im coming as Anita Blake, vamp executioner, I can flash my executioners license and bring my arsenal." "Bring what you want," Edward said. "Ill share my toys with you when you arrive." "I havent been to bed yet. Do I have time to get some sleep before I get on a plane?" "Get a few hours sleep, but be here by afternoon. Weve moved the bodies, but were saving the rest of the crime scene for you." "What sort of crime scene?" "Id say murder, but thats not quite the right word. Slaughter, butcher, torture. Yes," he said, as if trying the word over in his mind, "a torture scene." "Are you trying to scare me?" I asked. "No," he said. "Then stop the theatrics and just tell me what the hell happened." He sighed, and for the first time I heard a dragging tiredness in his voice. "Weve got ten missing. Twelve confirmed dead." "Shit," I said. "Why havent I heard anything on the news?" "The disappearances made the tabloids. I think the headline was, Bermuda Triangle in the Desert. The twelve dead were three families. Neighbors just found them today." "How long had they been dead?" I asked. "Days, nearly two weeks for one family." "Jesus, why didnt someone miss them sooner?" "In the last ten years almost the entire population of Santa Fe has changed. Weve got a huge influx of new people. Plus a lot of people have what amounts to vacation homes up here. The locals call the newcomers Californicatores." "Cute," I said, "but is Ted Forrester a local?" "Ted lives near the city, yeah." A thrill went through me from the soles of my feet to the top of my head. Edward was the ultimate mystery man. I knew almost nothing about him, really. "Does this mean I get to see where you live?" "Youll be staying with Ted Forrester," he said. "But youre Ted Forrester, Edward. Ill be staying at your house, right?" He was quiet for a heart beat, then, "Yes." Suddenly, the whole trip seemed much more attractive. I was going to see Edwards house. I was going to be able to pry into his personal life, if he had one. What could be better? Though one thing was bothering me. "When you said families were the victimes, does that include kids?" "Strangely, no," he said. "Well, thank goodness for small blessings," I said. "You always were a soft touch for the kiddies," he said. "Does it really not bother you to see dead children?" "No," he said. I just listened to him breath for a second or two. I knew that nothing bothered Edward. Nothing moved him. But children... every cop I knew hated to go to a scene where the vic was a child. There was something personal about it. Even those of us without children took it hard. That Edward didnt, bothered me. Funny, but it did. "It bothers me," I said. "I know," he said, "one of your more serious faults." There was an edge of humor to his voice. "The fact that youre a sociopath, and that Im not, is one of the things Details ISBN0515134503 Author Laurell K. Hamilton Short Title OBSIDIAN BUTTERFLY Pages 608 Publisher Jove Books Language English ISBN-10 0515134503 ISBN-13 9780515134506 Media Book Format Mass Market Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2002 Publication Date 2002-09-30 Series Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter (Paperback) Residence St Louis, MO, US Imprint Berkley DOI 10.1604/9780515134506 Series Number 9 Audience General/Trade Subtitle An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7651800;

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