But when her fellow bloodmaids begin to go missing in the night, Marion is thrust into a vicious game of cat and mouse. Lisavet is magnetic, and Marion is eager to please her new mistress. There, Marion is swept into a world of dark debauchery–and at the center of it all is her.Ĭountess Lisavet, who presides over this hedonistic court, is loved and feared in equal measure. In a matter of days, she finds herself the newest bloodmaid at the notorious House of Hunger. Though she knows little about the far north–where wealthy nobles live in luxury and drink the blood of those in their service–Marion applies to the position. Despite longing to leave the city and its miseries, she has no real hope of escape until the day she spots a peculiar listing in the newspaper, seeking a bloodmaid. Marion Shaw has been raised in the slums, where want and deprivation is all she knows. Where You Can Get This Book: WorldCat | Amazon | Indieboundīook Description: A young woman is drawn into the upper echelons of a society where blood is power, in this dark and enthralling gothic novel from the author of The Year of the Witching. Where Did I Get This Book: I received an eARC from NetGalley. Preliminary investigation shows that Garoutte had been in the passenger seat of the truck when White attempted to shoot Shephard, where she was shot and ultimately killed.Book: “House of Hunger” by Alexis Henderson White then allegedly told her that he “might be going away,” and she left with the gun at his request. White reportedly fired once, and the gun would not fire again. She said she brought him the vest and rifle, and White aimed it at Shephard’s truck. White’s wife said she then heard the sound of what she thought was dogs on tin, and White ran outside telling her to bring him his vest and gun. White then reportedly found out Shephard had woken up, and White then went into the bathroom. According to his wife, White was saying Shephard was “passed out” in his truck before the shooting, and White appeared to be excited at the prospect of robbing Shephard. Interviews conducted with White’s wife and another key witness provided matching conclusions Garoutte had been shot while White had been intending to harm Shephard. According to the document, Garoutte was found by Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies in a truck belonging to James Shephard, a man with whom witnesses reportedly said White had “problems.” Investigators returned the next day to interview White, after witnesses said the shots sounded as if they came from his direction.
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