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Skin Trade
560 pages
A neon-drenched, blood-spattered descent into a city of sin where the monsters are both the prey and the lovers.
What it feels like
Reading this installment feels like stepping into a neon-drenched nightmare where the heat of the desert is matched only by the intensity of the danger. The narrative moves with a propulsive, unapologetic energy, dragging the reader through a gritty underworld of supernatural politics and visceral violence. It is a sultry, blood-soaked experience that balances hardboiled detective tropes with explicit, complex relationship dynamics. The prose is sharp and cynical, perfectly capturing the exhaustion and lethal competence of a protagonist pushed to her absolute limits. Fans of dark urban fantasy who love their monster-hunting mixed with heavy doses of danger, polyamorous romance, and unapologetic gore will devour this chaotic, adrenaline-fueled ride through a truly sinister Sin City.
- Mood
- neon-lit
- blood-soaked
- sultry
- dangerous
- Tone
- cynical
- unapologetic
- gritty
- sensual
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- supernatural politics · power dynamics · embracing the monster · polyamorous bonds
- The writing
- Hardboiled and visceral, the narrative balances sharp, cynical dialogue with explicit descriptions of both violence and intimacy.
- The arc
- The journey shifts from cold, procedural dread to a chaotic, adrenaline-fueled fight for survival amidst tangled, intense desires.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave dark, unapologetic urban fantasy where the monster-hunting is as intense and complicated as the protagonist's romantic entanglements.
Content notes
- graphic violence
- explicit sexual content
- gore
- torture
About the book
A proven series with a hot new look. The #1 bestselling author returns with her most anticipated novel yet.When a vampire serial killer sends Anita Blake a grisly souvenir from Las Vegas, she has to warn Sin City’s local authorities what they’re dealing with. Only it’s worse than she thought. Ten officers and one executioner have been slain—paranormal style. Anita heads to Vegas, where’s she’s joined by three other federal marshals, including the ruthless Edward. It’s a good thing he always has her back, because when she gets close to the bodies, Anita senses “tiger” too strongly to ignore it. The weretigers are very powerful in Las Vegas, which means the odds of her rubbing someone important the wrong way just got a lot higher.
Description from Open Library.
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