The first warning is unexpected, calculated. The second warning is a gift: a plain white mask, carefully wrapped. But white is good - white means they are only being watched.
The power connecting Anita Blake with those close to her has increased exponentially and this has attracted very unwelcome attention - from creatures so feared that no vampire will willingly speak their name. They are known as the Harlequin, and it seems they have the authority to pass judgment upon her.
It is forbidden to speak of the Harlequin unless you’ve been contacted……and to be contacted is to face a sentence of death.
