Wicked City
โ Scribed by Johnson, Alaya
- Book ID
- 107793444
- Publisher
- St. Martin's Press
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 364 KB
- Series
- Zephyr Hollis 2
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9780312565480
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โฆ Synopsis
"Fans of Stephanie Meyer and Charlaine Harris will be engaged by Johnson's light, tongue-in-cheek approach."--Publishers Weekly
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In Wicked City, the page-turning follow up to Moonshine, it's summer in the city and most vampires are drunk on the blood-based intoxicant Faust. The mayor has tied his political fortunes to legalizing the brew, but Zephyr Hollis has dedicated herself to the cause of Faust prohibition--at least when she isn't knocking back sidecars in speakeasies.
But the game changes when dozens of vampires end up in the city morgue after drinking Faust. Are they succumbing to natural causes, or have they been deliberately poisoned? When an anonymous tip convinces the police of her guilt, Zephyr has to save her reputation, her freedom and possibly her life. Someone is after her blood--and this time it isn't a vampire.
In a New York City populated by flappers and vampires, debutantes and djinn, it's best to watch your back. You...
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