Sucker Punch
- NYT bestseller · 1 week on the list, peaked at #3
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Our view
“Sucker Punch” takes the long-running Anita Blake series back to straightforward detective work. A young wereleopard faces execution for a murder that may not be his, and in a small Upper Peninsula town the evidence looks overwhelming, yet something does not fit. Some readers welcome the shift from relationship drama to a whodunit, though Anita’s scenes with Olaf sit uneasily with them. As the twenty-seventh book, it is for readers already invested in the series.
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About the book
"A brutal murder, a suspect in jail, and an execution planned, but what if the wrong person is about to be executed? When a fellow U.S. Marshal asks Anita Blake to fly to a tiny community in Michigan's Upper Peninsula on an emergency consult, she knows time is running short. When she gets there, there is plenty of proof that a young wereleopard killed his uncle in the most gruesome and bloodiest way possible. As the mounting evidence points to him, a warrant of execution is already under way. But something seems off about the murder, and Anita has been asked to examine the crime scene and the evidence for her expert opinion. Despite the escalating pressure from local cops and the family's cries for justice for their dead patriarch, Anita quickly realizes that the evidence doesn't quite add up. But with a tight-knit community up in arms and fear against supernaturals growing, time is almost up, as Anita races to uncover the truth and determine whether the Marshals have caught the killer or are about to execute an innocent man, all in the name of justice."--
Reading order · Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter
Full order & progress →- Guilty PleasuresStart here
7.37.3 / 10 - The Laughing Corpse
7.57.5 / 10 - Circus of the Damned
7.87.8 / 10 - The Lunatic Cafe
7.77.7 / 10 - Bloody Bones
7.57.5 / 10 - The Killing Dance
7.77.7 / 10 - Burnt Offerings
7.37.3 / 10 - Blue Moon
7.37.3 / 10 - Obsidian Butterfly
7.57.5 / 10 - Narcissus in Chains
7.27.2 / 10 - Cerulean Sins
7.17.1 / 10 - Incubus Dreams
7.17.1 / 10 - Micah
6.96.9 / 10 - Danse Macabre
7.27.2 / 10 - The Harlequin
7.27.2 / 10 - Blood Noir
7.17.1 / 10 - Skin Trade
7.37.3 / 10 - Flirt
7.17.1 / 10 - Bullet
7.27.2 / 10 - Hit List
7.37.3 / 10 - Kiss the Dead
–Not ranked yet - Affliction
–Not ranked yet - Jason
–Not ranked yet - Dead Ice
–Not ranked yet - Crimson Death
–Not ranked yet - Serpentine
–Not ranked yet - Sucker PunchThis book
7.27.2 / 10 - Rafael
–Not ranked yet
Where the score comes from
The sources average 6.6 across 75 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 34% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Horror average of 7.5. That is how 7.2 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 6.6 | 75 | 100% |
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