The Killing Dance by Laurell K. Hamilton
I enjoyed ANITA BLAKE, VAMPIRE HUNTER up to this point, but Laurell K. Hamilton really blows it on this one. Anita has turned into a hypocrite and any claim she had to integrity was shredded within the first 3 chapters of the next book. Hamilton has destroyed her main character — Anita is turning into a nasty tramp. We are talking about a complete reversal of the sharp-edged but relatively moral person she started out as. What a shame.
I should admit that The Killing Dance must have been well conceived and written because it really affected me — I was utterly devastated.
Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter — (1993- ) There are omnibus editions of these available. Publisher: Introducing Anita Blake, vampire hunter extraordinaire. Most people don’t even bat an eye at vampires since they’ve been given equal rights by the Supreme Court. But Anita knows better — she’s seen their victims… A serial killer is murdering vampires, however, and now the most powerful vampire in town wants Anita to find the killer.
I don’t remember when I stopped reading the series. Book 6? 7? But yeah. The first book was amazing–action, plot, mystery, intrigue and…it went steadily downhill with each book. Although sometime in there before I stopped reading it wasn’t a “steady” downhill, it was more like a “jump off a cliff, let’s not bother with plot or mystery. Let’s go straight for smarm.”
But hey, I doubt she cares what I think. From what I can tell, she still has plenty of fans.