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Moonshine : a novel / Alaya Johnson.
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- ISBN: 9780312648060 (pbk.) :
- Physical Description: 278 p. : map ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin, c2010.
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| Subject: | Vampires > Fiction. Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Occult fiction. |
- Baker & Taylor
"Zephyr Hollis is an underfed, overzealous social activist who teaches night school to the underprivileged of the Lower East Side. Strapped for cash, she agrees to help a student, the mysterious Amir, who proposes she use her charity-worker "cover" to bring down a notorious vampire mob boss. Soon enough she's tutoring a child criminal who possesses an angelic voice, dodging vampires high on a new blood-based street drug, and trying to determine the real reason behind Amir's request--all the while attempting to resist his dark, inhuman charm."--Amazon. - Baker & Taylor
Taking a tutoring job to improve her cash-poor situation, zealous social activist and teacher to underprivileged Lower East Side students Zephyr Hollis finds herself aiding her mysterious and charming employer's efforts to bring down a vampire mob boss. - Baker & Taylor
Taking a tutoring job to improve her cash-poor situation, zealous social activist and teacher Zephyr Hollis becomes involved in her mysterious and charming employer's efforts to bring down a vampire mob boss. - McMillan PalgraveImagining vampires at the heart of the social struggles of 1920s, Moonshine blends a tempestuous romance with dramatic historical fiction, populated by a lively mythology inhabiting the gritty New York City streets Zephyr Hollis is an underfed, overzealous social activist who teaches night school to the underprivileged of the Lower East Side. Strapped for cash, Zephyr agrees to help a student, the mysterious Amir, who proposes she use her charity worker cover to bring down a notorious vampire mob boss. What he doesnât tell her is why. Soon enough sheâs tutoring a child criminal with an angelic voice, dodging vampires high on a new blood-based street drug, and trying to determine the real reason behind Amirâs requestânot to mention attempting to resist his dark, inhuman charm.
