Circus of the Damned: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel

307 pp. Hardcover printing of the work originally released in paperback in 1995, with a new afterword by the author. "In Circus of the Damned-now in hardcover for the first time-a rogue master vampire hits town, and Anita gets caught in the middle of an undead turf war. Jean-Claude, the Master Vamp of the city, wants her for his own-but his enemies have other plans. And to make matters worse, Anita takes a hit to the heart when she meets a stunningly handsome junior high science teacher named Richard Zeeman. They're two humans caught in the crossfire. Or so Anita thinks..."