Spider's bite

Gin Blanco is the Spider, one of the most feared assassins in the Southern city of Ashland. With her ice and stone elemental magic, she's built a deadly reputation taking out targets with cold precision. But when a routine job goes catastrophically wrong and becomes a setup, Gin finds herself targeted by one of the city's most powerful figures. Suddenly the hunter becomes the hunted, and she must use every skill in her arsenal to survive while uncovering who betrayed her and why. Set in a gritty urban fantasy world where elemental magic, vampires, giants, and dwarves coexist with organized crime and corporate corruption, this fast-paced thriller combines hard-boiled noir sensibilities with paranormal action. Gin is a refreshingly tough and pragmatic heroine who runs a barbecue restaurant as her cover and isn't afraid to get her hands dirty. The book delivers sharp fight scenes, a vividly realized magical underworld, and a protagonist who lives by her own ruthless code of honor. It's an ideal read for fans of urban fantasy who enjoy morally complex characters, Southern Gothic atmosphere, and heroines who solve their problems with both magic and cold steel.