Review of Spider's Trap by Jennifer Estep 5 *

Title: Spider's Trap
Series: Elemental Assassin #13
Author: Jennifer Estep
Genre: Urban Fantasy

Rating: * * * * *

Publishers: Pocket Books

(July 28, 2015)

Paperback: 372 pages

ISBN: 978-1501105173

FTC Disclosure: Bought copy from Amazon

The next thrilling book in Jennifer Estep’s New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Elemental Assassin series—“an extraordinary series.…One of the most intriguing heroines in the genre” (Romantic Times Book Reviews).

Keep your friends close but your enemies within stabbing distance.
One important lesson I’ve learned in the assassination business is that to be the best you have to roll with the punches. Now that I’m queen of Ashland’s underworld—by default, not by choice—a lot more punches are being thrown my way. But I suppose that’s the price of victory for taking down some of the underworld’s top dogs. Good thing I have my Ice and Stone magic to help me survive my volatile new position. Just when I think things are finally settling down, someone tries to murder me during a hush-hush underworld meeting. But the real surprise is how strangely familiar my shadowy assailant seems to be.
My job is to maintain order among killers, crooks, and thieves, and soon I’m embroiled in a bloody game where the ability to keep secrets could be the greatest superpower of all. My enemies have all sharpened their knives and laid their traps, waiting for me to fall. But this Spider weaves her own webs of death…

As always, a delightful trip with my favorite assassin! I love that Estep is exceptionally talented at keeping this series fresh and entertaining. This series is one of only three that I attempt to read as soon as a new book comes out. I always enjoy when we get glimpses of Gin's earlier life with Fletcher. These glimpses allow us an insight into the circumstances that have made her the way she is. The humor in the storytelling along with the twisty storylines will keep me reading this series for a long time. I have "Bitter Bite" already on my wishlist-due out on Feb 23, 2016.

Elemental Assassin Series

1. Spider's Bite (2010)

2. Web of Lies (2010)

3. Venom (2010)

4. Tangled Threads (2011)

5. Spider's Revenge (2011)

5.5. Thread of Death (2012)

6. By a Thread (2012)

7. Widow's Web (2012)

8. Deadly Sting (2013)

8.5. Kiss of Venom (2013)

8.25. Parlor Tricks (2013)

9. Heart of Venom (2013)

10. The Spider (2013)

11. Poison Promise (2014)

12. Black Widow (2014)

13. Spider's Trap (2015)

14. Bitter Bite (2016)

Parlor tricks (2013) (in Carniepunk)

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Linc Monahan can’t believe it. This wasn’t supposed to happen. He’s a werewolf, and shouldn’t be able to father a child with a human. Now Linc has to find some way to tell Bennett that not only do werewolves exist, but she’s about to have a baby with one.

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