St. Louis is a city of the damned. The supernatural is commonplace and the undead enjoy free rein. But whether warm- or cold-blooded, the laws of man still apply-and nobody dispenses justice better than Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter. This time out, a child's parents are gruesomely slaughtered by an unknown entity. With the child missing and time running out for his safe return, Anita is called in to lend her special expertise. Collecting: Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter: The Laughing Corpse - Animator 1-5; Necromancer 1-5; Executioner 1-5