Part of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter, book 25
First published 2016
Anita Blake faces a crisis with Damian, her vampire servant. The sun no longer brings him the death sleep he needs. Instead, violent nightmares plague him and his body sweats blood. Damian suffers because his maker, the vampire who created and tortured him for centuries, may be losing control. This ancient vampire's weakness allows rogue vampires to break their kind's most sacred rules. Anita must act while Damian remains vulnerable and tormented. She teams up with Edward, her assassin friend, to stop the bloodshed that threatens to spiral out of control. Their mission forces them to travel to Ireland, the source of all Damian's trauma. The land offers no welcome to their group of a necromancer, an assassin, and a vampire. Anita discovers that both love and hatred can drive people to extraordinary actions. As her twenty-fifth adventure unfolds, she learns that good and evil depend entirely on perspective.
Genres: fantasy, horror, thriller, action, paranormal
Vibes: dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: Ireland
708 pages · Hardcover · Berkley
Content warnings: violence