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Zusatztext "The Curse Workers series continues to offer a sleek and stylish blend of urban fantasy and crime noir."-- Booklist Informationen zum Autor Holly Black?is the #1?New York Times bestselling author of?fantasy books, including?the Novels of Elfhame,?The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, The Spiderwick Chronicles, and her adult debut, Book of Night, as well as an Arthurian picture book called Sir Morien.?She has been a?finalist for the Eisner Award and Lodestar Awards, and the recipient of a Mythopoeic Award, a Nebula Award, and a Newbery Honor. Her books have been translated into thirty-two languages worldwide and adapted for film. She currently lives in New England with her husband and son in a house with a secret library. She invites you to visit her online at BlackHolly.com or on Instagram @BlackHolly. Klappentext The cons get twistier and the stakes get higher in this sequel to "White Cat." Zusammenfassung Curses and cons. Magic and the mob. In Cassel Sharpe's world! they go together. Cassel always thought he was an ordinary guy! until he realized his memories were being manipulated by his brothers. Now he knows the truth—he’s the most powerful curse worker around. A touch of his hand can transform anything—or anyone—into something else. That was how Lila! the girl he loved! became a white cat. Cassel was tricked into thinking he killed her! when actually he tried to save her. Now that she's human again! he should be overjoyed. Trouble is! Lila's been cursed to love him! a little gift from his emotion worker mom. And if Lila's love is as phony as Cassel's made-up memories! then he can't believe anything she says or does. When Cassel's oldest brother is murdered! the Feds recruit Cassel to help make sense of the only clue—crime-scene images of a woman in red gloves. But the mob is after Cassel too—they know how valuable he could be to them. Cassel is going to have to stay one step ahead of both sides just to survive. But where can he turn when he can't trust anyone—least of all! himself? Love is a curse and the con is the only answer in a game too dangerous to lose. ...
