by Kim Harrison
Part of The Hollows, book 2
First published 2005
Rachel Morgan works Cincinnati's supernatural underworld as a bounty hunter, tracking down rogue vampires and demons who break the rules. She knows how to deal with leather-wearing bloodsuckers and scheming hellspawn. But when bodies start dropping, she faces something far worse. A serial killer stalks practitioners of dangerous black magic, picking off the most skilled and experienced among them. This murderer represents an evil older than anything Rachel has encountered before. The killer won't stop until every expert in forbidden arts lies dead. Rachel must track down this ancient predator before it claims her as its next victim. Her supernatural abilities and street smarts may not be enough against an enemy that has been perfecting its deadly craft for centuries. The hunt will test everything she knows about magic and survival in a world where the monsters are real.
Genres: mystery, fantasy, horror, thriller, action, paranormal
Vibes: dark, fast-paced, suspenseful
Tropes: ancient-evil, enemies-to-lovers, supernatural-abilities
Setting: Cincinnati
453 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Eos
Content warnings: violence