Publisher's Blurb:

“Laurell K. Hamilton, author of last year's New York Times bestseller A Caress of Twilight, returns to the series that started it all. Cerulean Sins, the eleventh entry in the hugely-popular Anita Blake series, finds everyone's favorite vampire hunter keeping house and kicking butt.

Anita Blake is trying to get her life back to "normal" after a break-up with her werewolf lover. She has settled into a pattern of domesticity, which means that the new man in her life, the leopard shapeshifter Micah, has no problem sharing her with Jean-Claude, Master Vampire of the City. Things are as peaceful as they ever get for someone who raises the dead, when Jean-Claude receives an unexpected and unwelcome visitor: Musette, the very beautiful, very twisted representative of the European Council of Vampires. Anita soon finds herself caught up in a dangerous game of vampire power politics.

To add to her troubles, she is asked to consult on a series of brutal killings, which seem to be the work of something un-human. The investigation leads her to Cerulean Sins, a vampire-run establishment that deals in erotic videos, videos that cater to very specific tastes. Anita knows one creature of the night who has such interests — Jean-Claude's visitor. But if Anita brings Musette down, the repercussions could cost her everything she holds dear.”

"Once a sworn enemy of all monsters, Anita is now the human consort of both Master Vampire Jean Claude and leopard shapeshifter Micah. When a centuries-old vampire hits St. Louis, Anita finds herself needing all the dark forces her passion can muster to save the ones she loves."

"Anita Blake returns to find hell hath no fury like a vampire scorned."

Publication Date:

Hardcover - March 2003 (Jove)
Paperback - August 2004 (Jove)

ISBN:

0-425-18836-1(HC), 0-515-13681-6 (Jove PB)

Covers and Cover Art:

The above cover was from the 2003 Hardcover publication of the book. The artist is: Craig White. Additional cover designs for North America and the UK can be seen here.

Synopsis:

Visitors from Europe arrive early.

For a more detailed plot summary of the book, see here

Primary Characters:

Anita Blake
Jean-Claude
Richard Zeeman
Asher

Recurring Characters:

Jason Schuyler
Zerbrowski
Dolph
Nathaniel Graison
Caleb
Jamil
Shang-Da
Claudia

New Characters:

Musette

Valentina
Bartolome

Character Deaths:

?

Important Revelations:

• Jean-Claude now has enough power to be a Sourdre de Sang, a fountainhead for his own vampire bloodline.

Explanation of the Title:

There is a rumour that "Cerulean Sins" is the name of one of Jean-Claude's businesses, which was cut from the book because the publisher deemed it "too racy"- an adult toy/lingerie shop.

Information on this Page has been Gathered from the Following Sources:

1. The novel: Cerulean Sins

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