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Ali Hazelwood
The Lunatic Cafe: An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel
by Laurell K. Hamilton
About this book
First time in trade paperback: the fourth novel in the 1 New York Times bestselling series.
Vampire hunter and zombie animator Anita Blake is an expert at sniffing out the bad from the good. But in The Lunatic Cafe-now in trade paperback for the first time-she's about to learn that nothing is ever as it seems, especially in matters of the not-so-human heart.
Dating a werewolf with self-esteem issues is stressing Anita out. Especially when something-or someone-starts taking out the city's shapeshifters.
- Publication Date
- May 25, 2026
- ASIN
- B002R85K6M
Reader Reviews
October 23, 2013
The Lunatic Cafe (1996) is the fourth Fantasy novel in the Anita Blake series, following Circus of the Damned. The initial volume in this sequence is Guilty Pleasures. In the previous volume, Anita was having an early morning interview with Ruebens and Inger. Bert had scheduled it just after dawn. She still had blood under her fingernails from last night's zombie raisings. Inger suggested that they just tell her what they want. Ruebens sat back down and said they want to find out the sleeping...
July 31, 2014
I loved this installment, and I didn't think the last book could be bested. Surprise! This book had an interesting storyline with so many twists, even very very subtle ones, that I almost suffered from whiplash. The action packed plot left my teeth clenching so hard I was waiting for them to start snapping. I do NOT want to do spoilers so I feel kind of limited here. I'm finding Richard's hypocrisy a little difficult to handle. I like the character. He is good to the character of Anita. But......
December 10, 2009
I enjoyed reading this addition to the series. The plot was good, and action-packed, and the author did a great job building the tension between Anita and her two love interests. The world-building was as good as usual, too. The only flaw that was serious enough (in my opinion) to affect my review is that I didn't buy into the love between Anita and Richard as much as I wish I could have. It seemed that they didn't have enough experiences together and affection for each other for the...
October 24, 2025
I have read all the Anita Blake books. I have read many of them more than twice. Laurell K. Hamilton is my all time favorite author. The hardest part is the waiting for a new book to take me away from everyday life. Hurray up Laurell, I waiting here! ) One person found this helpful
May 1, 2026
The plot is thickening with the romantic interests but I’m not sure how I feel about them! We shall see. )
