Stiener who has issues her deceased husband's will, Anita's third raising scheduled for the night at 3 am. Norris who need his help with his notes, Anita's second raising scheduled for the night at midnight Hamilton (Author) 63 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover 19.93 45 Used from 2.49 3 New from 19.86 2 Collectible from 15. Richard Norris, Anita's first research scientist (deceased) The Midnight Cafe Hardcover Januby Laurell K. Anita's boss, presumably an early and unnamed version of Bert Vaughn.Mary, receptionist at the animator company (unnamed, but presumably an early version of Animators, Inc., which would make her an early version of the day secretary Mary).Carla Fiske, client who wants her husband Arthur raised as a zombie Fiske's corpse lying on the grave while leaving to sort out the mess she made of Anita's night on both emotional and practical level. Afterwards Anita is able to put the zombie back to rest, and leaves Mrs. However, Anita is ultimately unable to prevent Arthur's zombie from crushing Mrs. Fiske is initially accepting of the fact that murder victims always kill their murderers, but has a change of heart when faced with reality. Later, at the graveyard, when Anita raises Arthur at her 9 pm appointment, she learns that he didn't die of heart attack as claimed, but was shot from close range by his wife, who regrets the deed.

She tells Anita it's for seeking forgiveness for infidelity. Fiske has an appointment in order to get her husband Arthur back - preferably as a vampire, even if they are illegal, but a zombie will do for lack of better options when she learns that vampire isn't an option, whatever the rumors say. Hamilton Other authors: See the other authors section. The story highlights what can go wrong with raising the dead.

Anita mentions in Dead Ice that vampires became legal citizens while she was on her senior year in college, but here she seems to be working full-time despite vampires not being legal yet. She was born Laurell Kaye Klein in Heber Springs, Arkansas but grew up in Sims, Indiana with her grandmother Laura Gentry. Given that this is the original installment, the timeline doesn't entirely match with that mentioned in the main novels. Hamilton is a paranormal thriller writer and is a regular on the New York Times Bestseller List through titles in her two series Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter and Meredith Gentry: Fairy Princess/Private Eye.

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