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Horror · 1996 · R

Bloody bones

by Laurell K. Hamilton

Anita is hired to raise an old cemetery—and walks into a vampire-serial-killer double threat.

For17+GenreHorrorLength307 pagesRead time~8.5 hoursCommunity ratings0

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Violence

A lot

Serial killer investigation; vampire violence; some graphic horror

Language

A lot

Strong language

Sexual Content

Some

Sexual tension continues; some physical moments

Substance Use

Barely any

Social drinking

Emotional Intensity

A lot

Anita's growing list of supernatural obligations and their costs

What this book is about

A real estate deal requires raising an old cemetery's dead. Anita arrives in rural Missouri and finds a serial killer, a master vampire, and a very old fae presence. Bloody Bones broadens the world while keeping the hard-boiled Anita voice that made the early series so distinctive.

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Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.

Graphic horror violence

Strong language

Serial killer investigation

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