Crimson Death By Laurell K. Hamilton

735 Pages·3.1 MB·English

Also by Laurell K. Hamilton
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novels
GUILTY PLEASURES
THE LAUGHING CORPSE
CIRCUS OF THE DAMNED
THE LUNATIC CAFE
BLOODY BONES
THE KILLING DANCE
BURNT OFFERINGS
BLUE MOON
OBSIDIAN BUTTERFLY
NARCISSUS IN CHAINS
CERULEAN SINS
INCUBUS DREAMS
MICAH
DANSE MACABRE
THE HARLEQUIN
BLOOD NOIR
SKIN TRADE
FLIRT
BULLET
HIT LIST
KISS THE DEAD
AFFLICTION
JASON
DEAD ICE
Specials
BEAUTY
DANCING
Merry Gentry Novels
A KISS OF SHADOWS
A CARESS OF TWILIGHT
SEDUCED BY MOONLIGHT
A STROKE OF MIDNIGHT
MISTRAL’S KISS
A LICK OF FROST
SWALLOWING DARKNESS
DIVINE MISDEMEANORS
A SHIVER OF LIGHT
STRANGE CANDY
(short story collection)

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Hamilton, Laurell K., author.
Title: Crimson death/Laurell K. Hamilton.
Description: First edition. | New York: Berkley, [2016] | Series: Anita Blake, vampire hunter; 25 Identifiers: LCCN 2016030521
(print) | LCCN 2016038090 (ebook) | ISBN 9781101987735 | ISBN 9781101987759 (ebook)
Subjects: LCSH: Blake, Anita (Fictitious character)—Fiction. | Vampires—Fiction. | GSAFD: Fantasy fiction. Classification:
LCC PS3558.A443357 C75 2016 (print) | LCC PS3558.A443357 (ebook) | DDC 813/.54—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016030521
First Edition: October 2016
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used
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This one has to be for Jonathon, Genevieve, and Spike. My husband, our girlfriend,
and her husband, respectively. Here’s to more love, less fighting, more joy, and less
sorrow.
To Sasquatch, our beloved pug, who passed away just as I started writing this book. He
was my constant writing companion for fourteen years, and I believe one of the reasons
that this book took longer than normal to write is his loss. Apparently, I write better
with a pug at my side.
Acknowledgments
To Shawn, who is my three a.m. call, my wisdom check, best friend, and
fellow outlaw. To Jess and Will, who are learning what it means to work
for and with a writer. It’s a magical experience!
Contents
Also by Laurell K. Hamilton
Title Page
Copyright
Dedication
Acknowledgments
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49