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Product Details
Pocket Books, January 2010
Mass Market Paperback, 432 pages
ISBN-10: 1439147973
ISBN-13: 9781439147979
Description
After Gin's family was murdered by a Fire elemental when she was thirteen, she lived on the streets and eventually became an assassin to survive. Now, Gin is given an assignment by her handler to rub out an Ashland businessman, but it turns out to be a trap. After Gin's handler is brutally murdered, she teams up with the sexy detective investigating the case to figure out who double-crossed her and why. Only one thing is for sure —Gin has no qualms about killing her way to the top of the conspiracy.
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Browse Inside Spider's BiteHow did you come to write this book?
I love to read fantasy books, which seem to feature a lot of assassins. It's a type of character that's always fascinated me -- especially the moral questions they raise. Is it ever okay to kill someone for money? Do some people deserve to die? And so on and so forth.
I liked the idea of an assassin character so much that I put one into a fantasy book that I was writing as a secondary character -- and the assassin turned out to be more interesting than my main heroine! That's when I realized that I wanted to write an assassin book -- and Spider's Bite, the first book in my Elemental Assassin series, is the result of that realization.
I hope readers enjoy getting to know my assassin heroine, Gin Blanco, as much as I enjoyed writing her. Happy reading, everyone!
"Watch out world, here comes Gin Blanco. Funny, smart, and dead sexy." -- Lilith Saintcrow, author of Redemption Alley
-- Lilith Saintcrow, author of Redemption Alley
"A raw, gritty, and compelling walk on the wild side, one that had me hooked from the first page." -- Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author
-- Nalini Singh, New York Times bestselling author
"Jennifer Estep is a dark, lyrical, and fresh voice in urban fantasy. Brimming with high octane-fueled action, labyrinthine conspiracies, and characters who will steal your heart, Spider's Bite is an original, fast-paced, tense, and sexy read. Gin is an assassin to die for." —Adrian Phoenix, author of Black Dust Mambo
"Bodies litter the pages of this first entry in Estep's engrossing Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series. . . . Urban fantasy fans will love it." —Publishers Weekly
"When it comes to work, Estep's newest heroine is brutally efficientand very pragmatic, which gives the new Elemental Assassin seriesplenty of bite. Shades of gray rule in this world where magic andmurder are all too commonplace. The gritty tone of this series givesEstep a chance to walk on the darker side. Kudos to her for theknife-edged suspense!" —Romantic Times
Jennifer Estep's Books
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By a ThreadWhen killing people is your job, there’s no such thing as a vacation. Then again, how often does an assassin live long enough to enjoy her...Read More
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Thread of DeathIn this e-book novella, Gin has finally killed her nemesis but soon finds herself fighting for her life against Ashland's most notorious underworld...Read More -
Spider's RevengeThe long awaited book in the USA Today bestselling "Elemental Assassin" series, readers will finally get to see the big showdown they've been craving!Read More
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Tangled ThreadsI’d rather face a dozen lethal assassins any night than deal with something as tricky, convoluted, and fragile as my feelings. But here I am. Gin...Read More
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Web of LiesCuriosity is definitely going to get me dead one of these days. Probably real soon. I'm Gin Blanco.You might know me as the Spider, the most feared...Read More
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Widow's WebJennifer Estep's hotly anticipated seventh installment in the New York Times bestselling Elemental Assassin series has finally arrived!Read More
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