Now the old bastard's dying and I won't have time to forgive him before he goes… Jason Schuyler is a werewolf. He's also one of Anita Blake's best friends, and sometimes her lover. And right now he needs her – not to be a vampire hunter, or a federal marshal, or a necromancer, or even for her rank in the werewolf pack, but because his father is dying. He needs Anita because she's a pretty woman who loves him, who can make him look like an everyday guy, who agrees to go home with him and help him say good-bye to the abusive father he never loved. The fact that Jason is about as an everyday guy as Anita is a pretty woman is something they figure they can keep under wraps for a couple of days in a small town. How hard can that be? Really, by now, Anita Blake should know better. Marmee Noir, ancient mother of all vampires, picks this weekend to make a move. Somehow, she has cut the connection that binds Anita and Jean-Claude, leaving Jean-Claude unable to sense what is happening. Dangerous even as she sleeps, buried in darkness for a thousand years somewhere beneath the old country of Europe, Marmee Noir reaches out toward power. She has attacked Anita before, but never like this. In Anita she senses what she needs to make her enemies tremble…

Blood Noir is the sixteenth book in the Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton. This book follows the story of Anita Blake, a vampire hunter and necromancer, as she investigates a series of murders in Las Vegas. As she delves deeper into the case, she discovers that the killer may be someone she knows and trusts. With danger lurking around every corner, Anita must use all of her skills to solve the case and stay alive. Blood Noir is a thrilling and suspenseful addition to the Anita Blake series that is sure to keep readers on the edge of their seats.