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. Police officers and one executioner have been slain-paranormal style.
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"Another great Anita Blake Adventure! Our heroine is back on the trail of a serial killer. Fans of the series will be in their element, but I wouldn't recommend reader to just jump into this book without knowledge of Anita's past adventures, so much depends on what happend in the past books that it would be very confusing. It is fun to see Anita back out on in the feild than in the bedroom, but not to worry, there are still tons of yummy men that she needs to feed on. The other great thing is that readers get to spend time away from the "regulars" of Jean-Claude, Nathanial, Micah, Jason, etc. There are the Vampire Hunters that are helping Anita, as well as a great deal of attention placed on the were-tigers. The new location of Las Vegas is fun too, and Hamilton really did her reserach on the look and feel of Vegas, and it shines through. Hamilton has brought in some old friends and new elements to Skin Trade. I always feel the same way after I read one of these books, ...I can't wait for the next one!"
— Ana (5 out of 5 stars)
" Love the characters and how they have evolved! I have this series in every format! Yep I even still have the books! Enjoyed Kimberly Alexis narration, she does a great job! "
— Daz, 9/23/2018" Enjoyed this book- good to see Laurell Hamilton focusing more on a storyline again and less on Anita's sexual escapades. It has less Jean Claude which is a disappointment but still building a decent story line. "
— Tracy, 2/18/2014" Ahhh-mazing! love the tigers, and I can't wait for more of The Wicked Truth! "
— Staci, 2/4/2014" I loved this book! Anita is more human, more real, in this book than in any book since the 5th or 6th. The plot was excellent, the action was well defined and obviously well researched. I had no idea what what on in a SWAT operation, how the police work, and about the Wiccan black dogs. I've read so many books that were great pap but had no informative value. The information came in dialogue; well put together, not pedantic dialogue. I would recommend this book to anyone, even someone who hasn't read any of the preceding books in the series. This book could stand alone, and could only make someone want to go back and read the others. "
— Marisella, 2/3/2014" PLOT!! Yaaay! Less sex!! YAAAAY! It's about damn time, Mrs Hamilton! I did enjoy this story, but I missed all the boys we've come to know in the others. Would Anita begrudge me if I offered to take care of Cynric? >_> "
— Kit, 2/1/2014" Really impressed. Her last few seemed plot-free, but this one was back to basics of monsters versus anita. I liked it a lot. "
— cassie, 1/31/2014" Okay...I get it - Anita"s a succubus, she collects men and she can't help it. But when is enough enough? How many men are we supposed to have to care about being with Anita. This is also starting to blur into Merry's world from her elf series. She needs to lose some of the men and get back to the root of all this. Remember when it was just her, Richard, and Jean-Claude? I know I don't either. "
— Salathiel, 1/20/2014" Definitely better than the last 3 Anita Blake books I thought. Edward was weird and not enough JC, but otherwise more violence and less sex. "
— Tamara, 1/16/2014" OMG!! i love this book. i love the story line and Anita never lets me down... "
— Scummy, 1/12/2014" I thought we were getting a break from Anita fighting the ardeur. This one seemed more focused on fighting her inner tigers, but then I got to the end. Yup, there it was. "
— Abby, 12/16/2013Laurell K. Hamilton is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novels, as well as the Meredith Gentry series.
Kimberly Alexis is well known for her reading of the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series, including The Laughing Corpse, Skin Trade, and Guilty Pleasures.