

Worse, she's a witness, and someone witnesses her being a witness, and a bounty goes on her head. It's not a great job, but it becomes worse when one of her messages ends up killing someone. human situation against her will when a job goes bad. Kesh is a messenger who runs her delivers through the unsavory parts of town, and she ends up getting involved in the fae vs. Now, the faeries are angry and want to put humanity back in their place. Humans were originally created to be the playthings of the fae, but then they rebelled - as humanity is wont to do - and created technology (or, "tek") to repel them. It takes place in a world that's super high tech but magic also exists here, too. The story is a bit difficult to explain because it's so complicated.

Take a moment, please, to appreciate that beautiful cover and the imposing-looking woman wielding the magic whip. Like a crate box, all of these great things come wrapped in amazing packaging. SHOOT THE MESSENGER is like a crate box of all the tropes I adore in fiction - strong female heroines, sexy but utterly depraved villains, hot guys, space opera elements, faeries, court intrigue, and espionage.
