Anita Blake, Book 5
by Laurell K. Hamilton
Bloody Bones throws you into a propulsive, pulpy urban-fantasy whodunit: a professional undead-hunter arrives in a small Missouri town to investigate a 'death wave' of unsolved murders. Reading feels fast-paced and plot-first, with crime-procedural beats and supernatural confrontations driving momentum. The useful part is its mix of clear clues and monster-action that keeps suspense high; the main limitation is a tendency to accumulate side threads and genre set pieces, which can make the middle feel cluttered. Best read when you want brisk, unapologetically pulpy genre tension.
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In Laurell K. Hamilton's "New York Times" bestselling novels, Anita Blake, vampire hunter and animator, takes a bite out of crime-of the supernatural kind. But even someone who deals with death on a daily basis can be unnerved by its power... When Branson, Missouri, is hit with a death wave-four unsolved murders-it doesn't take an expert to realize...
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