Deadly Sting
core novel 2013 Elemental Assassin
Record
| First published | 2013 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | core |
| Reader rating | 4.15 (9,830 ratings, collected 2026-11-06) |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781451688993 |
| Internal chronology | 8 |
Synopsis
Gin Blanco, the assassin known as the Spider, attends the biggest summer gala in Ashland, an exhibition of the late Mab Monroe's valuable possessions at the Briartop art museum. She expects a quiet night off, but the event is interrupted when armed thieves take the guests hostage. Gin is carrying knives under her gala dress and has her Ice and Stone magic available, so the robbers are about to learn why she considers red her color. She has to protect the guests while dealing with the thieves, who have chosen the wrong evening and the wrong room to carry out their plan.
Where it sits
- Universe: Elemental Assassin
- Series: Elemental Assassin core; position 8 of 19 in the series' recorded order
- Author: Jennifer Estep
Notes
- From the series record (Elemental Assassin): Nineteen novels following the assassin Gin Blanco in the city of Ashland.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings, but they resolve to the exact same sequence for this book, so one combined line is shown instead of two identical ones.
- Reading order, within the series Elemental Assassin: position 8 of 19: previous Widow's Web (2012) · next Heart of Venom (2013)
Sources
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