Laurell k Hamilton

Author of the amazing Anita Blake vampire hunter series and the Merry Gentry Series. Anita Blake is the heroine of a vampire slayer series written by Laurell K. Hamilton. The series takes place in a parallel fantasy world where vampires, shape shifters, werewolves, faeries, etc. exist. Her night job, and primary source of income, is the legal profession of re-animating the dead. As an “animator” in a parallel St. Louis, her job entails using magical abilities to bring temporary life to dead bodies in order to question them for legal purposes. These abilities allow her to control dead bodies and enable her to see souls. Her other profession is a vampire hunter/executioner