Anita Blake is no longer considered the best of the best? Is her reputation in question? And although Anita’s list of successfully completed cases is several times greater than the achievements of the best hunters... who would risk entrusting a serious matter to a girl closely associated with vampire clans and packs of werewolves? Anita faces a difficult choice: quit the game - or win where everyone else failed. If she manages to take on the famous vampire maniac from Las Vegas, she will confirm her status as the best of the best. And if she fails? Anita about this tries not to think. She's just getting ready for a new deadly hunt...