• The Lunatic Cafe

  • An Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter Novel
  • By: Laurell K. Hamilton
  • Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
  • Length: 11 hrs and 9 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (2,993 ratings)

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The Lunatic Cafe

By: Laurell K. Hamilton
Narrated by: Kimberly Alexis
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Publisher's summary

First time in trade paperback: The fourth novel in the number one New York Times best-selling 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.

Love in vein: listen to more tales of Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter.
©2002 Laurell K. Hamilton (P)2009 Phoenix

Critic reviews

"The zombie-raising business gets slow in December, so Anita Blake is starting to see some oddball cases. She's got a neatly typed list of eight missing lycanthropes given to her by Marcus, the leader of the local werewolf pack, who wants her to find them. The trouble is, Anita's occasionally furry boyfriend Richard is locked in a power struggle with Marcus. Jean-Claude, master vampire of the city and Anita's other love interest, is getting jealous as well. To top it off, Anita has to solve some horrific murders and keep her bounty-hunting friend Edward from killing Richard and Jean-Claude. Hamilton alternates between funny and fearsome in this larky series about a monster hunter with a few dark secrets." (Amazon.com review)

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book 4

Anita takes on the wearwolfs, the good and the bad ones, and gain much more than she ever thought, great series, I love this series....

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It’s funny how “pure” Anita used to be.

I first read this book on Kindle back in 2011. Sheesh, where does the time go? What really struck me, when listening to it this time, was that the book was originally published in January of 1996! As with all media that was made before the rise of the smartphone, some things really jump out at me. Anita checking her answering machine. Finding a pay phone to call the police when she gets a page from them. Not checking the internet for… anything. Lol

What also stuck out to me, was that I had completely forgotten Anita had a “no more sex before marriage” rule all the way back in book 4 of the series. Which, having previously read to book 22, I am finding hilarious.

Anita is slightly more annoying than I remembered her being. Always so sure that she is right, until she isn’t anymore. But I guess that describes most people.

It has been a fun trip down memory lane so far, re-experiencing the Anita Blake story from the beginning.

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Anita Blake is everything I love in a protagonist!

I've read every book in this series and now I'm loving listening to the audio books as well. It is taking a series I already love and making me enjoy it on an entirely new level.

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Lunatic Cafe

Another great installment! This book was everything! Kimberly Alexis does another great performance for an outstanding series.

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Love

I enjoy all books from Laurel Hamilton and look forward to more. The Narrator Kimberly Alexis is a pleasure to listen to. I would recommend to my friends and family

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Book 4

Entertaining story with interesting characters and intriguing storyline and plot. I found the action scenes attention grabbing. The narrator did a great job.

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She did it again!

Another Anita Blake series that made me hold my breath too many tomes to count.

the narration of this book could not possibly get any better. I look forward to every minute I get to hear these characters.

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Great new narrator

I'm glad they have a new narrator, Cynthia was getting annoying. Additional sound effects add something different. Hope they do an unabridged of NIC.

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Well done

A well done version of an even better story. Hamilton's stories adapt well into audio book.

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great book

wonderfully read and love these books one awesome chick you will be binging these no doubt i know i will be

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