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Dead Witch Walking

by Kim Harrison · The Hollows #1 · 416 pages · Published June 2004
Spoiler-light guide Series order included Similar books included
3.83 / 5 across 95K ratings
Spice: 🌶️ (1/5)

A fun, witty Adult urban fantasy built around witch, bounty hunter, found family. 416 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

Best for readers who want…

Fun. Witty. Dark.

Fun Witty Dark

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Fun Witty Dark
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Content notes

Violence
Witch
Bounty Hunter
Found Family
Book profile

Mood, trope, and intensity breakdown

How this book actually feels — based on mood analysis, not publisher blurbs.

Mood profile
Romance
40%
Fantasy
75%
Pacing
3/5
Darkness
3/5
Spice
1/5
Core elements
Genre
Urban Fantasy
Paranormal
Moods
Fun
Witty
Dark
Key Tropes
Witch
Bounty Hunter
Found Family
Ending
Satisfying
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Is Dead Witch Walking spicy?

Sweet (1/5) — hints of romance but nothing explicit.

Do I need to read Dead Witch Walking in order?

Dead Witch Walking is book 1 in the The Hollows series. Start here.

Who would enjoy Dead Witch Walking?

Readers who love fun and witty stories with witch and bounty hunter. Best suited for Adult readers and up.

What kind of read is Dead Witch Walking?

A fun, witty Adult urban fantasy built around witch, bounty hunter, found family. 416 pages with a gentle romantic thread and a satisfying conclusion.

What are the content warnings for Dead Witch Walking?

Content notes include: violence. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.

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Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.

📚 Last reviewed: March 2026 Guide verified against current edition
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