After Gin Blanco, aka The Spider, defeated her nemisis, Mab
Monroe, she expected life to settle down a bit. The problem
now, however, is that every two-bit lowlife who wants to
make a name for himself is showing up at her restaurant,
The Pork Pit, to take her out.
When Gin's foster brother, Finnigan Lane, suggests a
vacation, Gin begrudgingly finds herself heading to the
beach town of Blue Marsh for some R&R with her baby sister,
Bria. Leaving town doesn't solve Gin's problems though,
it just gives a chance for new problems to present
themselves.
When Bria's best friend, Callie, is threatened by Randall
Dekes, a local vampire tycoon, Gin steps in to help her
with the problem. Things become even more complicated when
Calli's fiance, Donovan Caine, Gin's old flame from
Ashland, shows up. Facing disapproval from both Caine and
Bria over how she deals with problems doesn't deter Gin
from helping Callie, but with Dekes Gin might just be in
over her head. More powerful than she imagined, Gin may
just have met her match and more in Randall Dekes, and this
time, the Spider might not make it out alive.
BY A THREAD, the sixth book in Jennifer Estep's Elemental
Assassin series, continues the pulse-pounding action
one
has come to expect from Estep's books.
Gin Blanco is at her
assassin best, taking out goons any which way she can. I
love her kill first, ask questions later philosophy. Not
that killing people left and right isn't exciting on its
own, but the best thing about this book, I felt, was Gin's
growth as a character. She got to resolve her feelings not
only for Donovan but for Bria and Owen as well. As always,
Finn, Sophia and Jo-Jo are as fabulous as ever.
Part of the
appeal of this series is the tight bond Gin has with those
that make up her mish-mashed family. This is an intense
series which will captivate you thoroughly. One of the best
urban fantasy series currently on the market, if you're not
reading these books, you are seriously missing out on an
exceptional and thrilling read.
Gin Blanco never thought she'd need a vacation from being an
assassin. But a few weeks ago, she killed Mab Monroe, her
nemesis and the most powerful Fire elemental in Ashland.
Now, all the city's lowlifes are trying to make a name for
themselves by taking out the Spider. So she heads south to a
swanky beach town, along with her baby sister, Bria, for a
weekend of fun in the sun.
But when an old friend of Bria's is threatened by a powerful
vampire with deadly elemental magic, it looks like Gin will
have to dig the silverstone knives out of her suitcase after
all. But this time, her special powers might not be enough
to prevent her from coming home in a pine box
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