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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #21

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U.S. Marshal Anita Blake hunts vampires — but the undead fear her more than she fears them.

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violence/gore

Description

When a fifteen-year-old girl is abducted by vampires, it’s up to U.S. Marshal Anita Blake to find her. And when she does, she’s faced with something she’s never seen before: a terrifyingly ordinary group of people—kids, grandparents, soccer moms—all recently turned and willing to die to avoid serving a master. And where there’s one martyr, there will be more… But even vampires have monsters that they’re afraid of. And Anita is one of them…

Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series

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