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DEADLY STING

Deadly Sting, April 2013
Elemental Assasin #8
by Jennifer Estep

Pocket Books
Featuring: Gin Blanco
384 pages
ISBN: 1451688997
EAN: 9781451688993
Kindle: B008J2G20I
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"Gin Blanco is Back, Knives in Hand to Take on a Giant Problem"

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DEADLY STING
Jennifer Estep

Reviewed by Diana Troldahl
Posted September 2, 2013

Fantasy Urban | Romance Paranormal

Gin Blanco is back in the eighth installment of the Elemental Assassin series. This time she shows up at a tony high class event to help get her mind off her erstwhile boyfriend only to realize there are a few too many giants about, even for the exhibition of riches the museum has on display.

Like a good comic book run, each new book pits Gin against (almost) overwhelming odds and she always emerges victorious; at least as far as the immediate challenge is concerned. What takes these books to the next level is the combination of the underlying storylines on relationships that carry over from the previous books and the shadowy secretive opponent who is waiting to strike in a future adventure.

Although I adore reading a series in order, beginning to end, the action takes the high note here making each book a decent read in and of itself. It will still be fairly satisfying for a reader to plunge in with whichever book comes to hand and back track later, but as far as following the more subtle relationship story lines, it would be best to start with book one. I am certain you will come to love Gin and her barbeque joint as well as the family she has built around her.

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SUMMARY

The eighth hotly anticipated book in the Elemental Assassin series by New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Estep: it’s Gin Blanco's partyβ€”and you’ll cry if she wants you to.

Against her better judgment, Gin is coerced into attending a high society gala with the rest of Ashland's elite underworld. On display: the priceless art collection of her deceased nemesis, Mab Monroe, and an excess of crime boss swagger. While not comfortable in her fancy attire, Gin gets vastly more interested in the evening’s events when a group of thieves bursts in and tries to seize the valuable, dangerous gems. Facing a Die Hard-esque scenario in which she must free hostage partygoers while herself trapped in the museum, things get a little bit messy when the bloodshed begins. Let's just say that Gin should have chosen the red gown…

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BOOK SERIES

Elemental Assassin

Spider's Bite
SPIDER'S BITE
#1.0 β€’ February 2010
Tangled Threads
TANGLED THREADS
#4.0 β€’ May 2011
Haints and Hobwebs
HAINTS AND HOBWEBS
#4.5 β€’ December 2018
Spider's Revenge
SPIDER'S REVENGE
#5.0 β€’ October 2011
Thread of Death
THREAD OF DEATH
#5.5 β€’ February 2012
Widow's Web
WIDOW'S WEB
#7.0 β€’ September 2012
Kiss of Venom
KISS OF VENOM
#8.5 β€’ August 2013
Heart Of Venom
HEART OF VENOM
#9.0 β€’ September 2013
The Spider
THE SPIDER
#10.0 β€’ January 2014
Poison Promise
POISON PROMISE
#11.0 β€’ August 2014
Black Widow
BLACK WIDOW
#12.0 β€’ December 2014
Spider's Trap
SPIDER'S TRAP
#13.0 β€’ August 2015
Unwanted
UNWANTED
#14.5 β€’ July 2016
Unraveled
UNRAVELED
#15.0 β€’ September 2016
Venom in the Veins
VENOM IN THE VEINS
#17.0 β€’ June 2018
Winter's Web
WINTER'S WEB
#17.5 β€’ March 2019
Sharpest Sting
SHARPEST STING
#18.0 β€’ October 2019
Stings and Stones
STINGS AND STONES
#20.5 β€’ November 2023

 

 

 

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