Anita Blake

Anita Blake is the main character in Lunatic Cafe. Blake is a necromancer as well as a vampire executioner. Working for Animators Inc, Blake's job is to raise people from the dead, zombies, for various purposes. An example would be a person who died without a will being raised in order to clarify issues of the estate. Dating Richard Zeeman, Anita is unsure about how things will go with the relationship. Richard is a werewolf, and Anita had not been aware of that at the beginning of their relationship. As an alpha male, Richard can disguise his lycanthropy, appearing human even to the most experienced.

Anita also works with the police department on the "spook squad," the preternatural division, helping the police when a case involves something outside the norm. Anita is proud of the work she does with the police, and thinks of Sergeant Storr and...