

(June of the year following Narcissus in Chains, i.e. (November of the same years as Narcissus in Chains) More vague time references to previous novels:.Even late December would only place Sucker Punch four and a half years after those events. Five years from Narcissus in Chains Note that this conflicts with the other time markers, according to the Timeline Narcissus in Chains was in June four years before Crimson Death.
More than three years and less than four years after The Harlequin (December).On the other hand, it would move Sucker Punch far enough from Narcissus in Chains. Serpentine's time indicators make it sound like it's possibly even placed during the following summer already, but that would move Sucker Punch too far from Affliction and Hit List. Takes place during the year following Affliction (November/December), an unspecified time after Dead Ice (May) and Crimson Death (July), and at least a few months after Serpentine ('a few months, less than a year' after Crimson Death, but during summer heat). She 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. Time is against Anita, as the tight-knit community is up in arms and its fear of supernaturals is growing. Despite 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. As the mounting evidence points to him, a warrant of execution is already under way.īut something seems off about the murder, and Anita has been asked for her expert opinion on the crime scene. When she arrives, there is plenty of proof that a young wereleopard killed his uncle in the most gruesome and bloody way possible. 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. A brutal murder, a suspect in jail, and an execution planned-but what if the wrong person is about to be killed?
