Anita Blake, vampire hunter, thought she’d seen it all. But that was before a fifteen-year-old girl’s abduction leads this sexy, seasoned, psychic U.S. Marshal to a frightening new breed of vampire: the mundane kind.

They are—or were—everyday people: soccer moms, grandparents, even kids. Unlike other vampires, they’d rather die than serve a Master. And they’re quite prepared to be martyred for the cause.

Anita believes that vampires belong on their Masters’ leash. And she realizes that even rogue vampires have monsters they’re afraid of—monsters like her....

Wildly popular urban fantasist Laurell K. Hamilton serves up the ultimate vampire culture clash in Kiss the Dead, the latest driving installment of the Anita Blake series!