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Book SynopsisVampires, witchcraft and voodoo come together in this vivid, exotic and terrifying novel
Louis is a vampire tortured by guilt. His status as a killer has left him conflicted for much of his immortal life, but after the murder of Claudia, his beloved child vampire, he spirals into a state of depression.
Trade ReviewRice writes with a captivating elegance and a mordant wit. She can create fear in the dark but her most dangerous gift is that the shivers sent down the spine are most sensual * Literary Review *
Rice knows what her readers want - scene after scene of magic and conjuring, with a liberal sprinkling of horror and eroticism * Times Literary Supplement *
Rice's writing is wonderfully imaginative and as creepily splendid as a hot-house orchid * Sunday Times *
Rice's witches are sensual glamorous beings, bisexual and hedonistic, whose power is a knife that cuts both ways * GQ *
Sensuous... A steaming brew of vampires and witches * Los Angeles Tmes *
