A favor for a friend puts Anita Blake in the center of a full-blown scandal that threatens master vampire Jean- Claude's reign-and makes her a pawn in an ancient vampire queen's new rise to power.

About the series: "[A] wildly popular paranormal series." Entertainment Weekly, "What The Da Vinci Code did for the religious thriller, the Anita Blake series has done for the vampire novel." USA Today, "A hardcore guilty pleasure." The Times, " "I was enthralled - a departure from the usual type of vampire tale which will have a wide appeal to any reader hunting for both chills and fun" Andre Norton, "Spellbinding and provocative." Best Reviews