Web of Lies (2010) (edit title/settings)

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• Gin Blanco: main cover ID for the retired assassin known as 'Spider'. Real name: Genevieve Snow. Owner of the Pork Pit and perpetual student at Ashland Community College. A Stone and Ice Elemental.
• Donovan Caine: an Ashland city detective. He was honest, didn't take bribes, didn't do drugs, and didn't smoke.
• Tobias Dawson: one of the biggest mine operators in Ashland. A dwarf who is also connected to Mab Monroe. A strong stone elemental.
• Eva Grayson: a college student saved by Gin. Is Owen Grayson's sister.
• Fletcher Lane: formerly the assassin known as the Tin Man, was the Spider's mentor, father-figure and agent. Previous owner of the Pork Pit. Died at a previous run to keep information on the whereabouts of the Spider.
• Finnegan "Finn" Lane: investment banker, computer expert, and all-around shady character. Son of Fletcher Lane. Foster brother of Gin and her current handler.
• Jake Mcallister: son of Jonah McAllister.
• Mab Monroe: a strong Fire Elemental. The richest and most powerful woman in Ashland. Has the sunberst as her personal rune.
• Sophia Deveraux: the Goth dwarven cook of the Pork Pit. Also the Spider's to-go gal for disposal work. Younger sister to Jo-Jo.
• Warren T. Fox: former bestfriend of Fletcher Lane before a woman came between them. Owner of the Country Daze.
• Jonah Mcallister: Ashland’s highest priced and most successful lawyer. A charismatic showman who could make the most violent, irredeemable, sociopathic criminal seem like an innocent schoolgirl—and make the jury weep with compassion while he did it. McAllister didn’t care whether people were guilty or not, as long as they could pay his astronomical fees. Jake Mcallister's father. Mab Monroe's attorney.
• Violet Elizabeth Fox: a college student and Eva Grayson's friend.
• Xavier: a bouncer at Northern Aggression who also does part time work as an Ashland City Policeman.Loved this book series!!
• Bria Coolidge: Genevieve Snow's younger sister. Her rune was primrose, symbolizing beauty. She was presumed to have died along with her elder sister and mother, but has now been proven to be alive.
• Douglas: Gin's first kill. A man who tried to kill Fletcher when the Tin Man wouldn't accept to kill children.
• Alexis James: the head of marketing and public relations in Halo Industries. The Air elemental who killed Fletcher Lane, and was in turn, killed by the Spider.
• Roslyn Phillips: a vampire. Previously a hooker, now the owner of Northern Aggression. One of Finn's women.
• Elliot Slater: Mab's giant enforcer.
• Annabella Snow: Genevieve Snow's older sister. An ice elemental whose rune was curling ivy representing elegance. Died seventeen years ago due to a fire that had killed the rest of the family.
• Owen Grayson: one of Ashland's wealthiest businessmen. A metal elemental. His personal and business rune is a hammer, the symbol for strength, power, and hard work.
• Stella: Add a description of this character.
• Eira
• Silverstone
• Cassidy
• Jo-Jo Deveraux
• Cliff Ingles
• Rosco
• Ms. Blanco
• Lance

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• “I’ve always had a heart, detective. I just don’t let it keep me from doing what needs to be done.”

  Gin Blanco

• “I think your definition of the word fine needs a serious overhaul.”

  Owen Grayson

• “Too bad the smile was on the face of the wrong man.”

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• “This is an Aston Martin, Gin. You don’t run over dead bodies in an Aston Martin.”

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• In the end, the only thing, the only person, you could ever count on was yourself.

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• Celery, apples, golden raisins, lemon zest, and a sour cream–mayo dressing flavored the chicken salad, while the crusty bread provided crunch and contrast. I alternated with bites of my strawberry-and-kiwi fruit salad, tossed with lime juice, vanilla, and just a hint of honey.

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• Folks who said you were a coward if you ran away from a fight usually didn’t live long themselves.

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• “Uh-oh,” Finn muttered. “I know that look.” “What look?” I asked, lifting up the cash register. “That look. The one that makes you resemble a hibernating bear someone just poked with a sharp stick. The look that says you’re not going to let this go, even though it’s not your problem.”

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• The idea of Jake McAllister being somebody’s prison yard bitch gives me the warm fuzzies.” Finn snorted. “You are deeply disturbed.” I grinned. “And that’s why you love me.”

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• It was the same smooth voice he’d used to talk so many women out of their panties. Including me in my younger, more foolish years. You’ll be so much more comfortable if you get out of those wet clothes. Let me help you unzip your dress. Whoops, did I just spill coffee all over your jeans? Guess you’ll have to take them off.

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• Why couldn’t the detective just accept me for what I was? Morals. They always ruined everything.

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• It’s just easier and quicker to form a fireball in your hand than it is to shoot it out of your eyes or your ass.”

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• chicken salad sandwiches on thick, honey-wheat bread, along with a fresh fruit salad.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Southtown: the rough, raw part of town, where the working poor and blue-collar folks lived in run-down public housing units among the vampire hookers, junkies, and other white trash.
• Northtown: home to the city’s white-collar yuppies and monetary, social, and magical elite. The area featured themed subdivisions along with sprawling, plantation-style mansions and estates.
• Pork Pit: located downtown, is a restaurant, specialized in barbecue. Given to Gin Blanco on Fletcher Lane's death.
• Country Daze: a store on Ridgeline Hollow Road, situated next to one of the big coal mines. Owned by the Foxes for several generations.
• Dawson Number Three: a coal mine next to Country Daze owned by Tobias Dawson.

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Preceded by Spider's Bite, and followed by Venom.

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1. Jennifer Estep (Author)

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• Dewey: 813

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• Books › Science Fiction & Fantasy › Fantasy › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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