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Blood Island: A Matt Royal Mystery (A Matt Royal Mystery #3)
by H. Terrell GriffinMatt Royal never has to look far for excitement. Excitement—and sometimes trouble—has a way of finding him first. But for this fun-loving lawyer turned beach bum, things are about to get serious. Dead serious.When his ex-wife asks for help in tracking down her stepdaughter, last seen in Matt’s hometown of Longboat Key, Matt agrees to do a little searching.But what looks like the case of one missing girl turns out to be something much bigger—–and much more dangerous.Enlisting the aid of his buddies Jock Algren and Logan Hamilton, Matt launches a full-speed-ahead search that leads from Longboat Key to Key West to an ominous strip of land called Blood Island.But this is no island paradise. Blood Island is home base to a cult of religious zealots. And they’re making devastating plans that could change the world forever.Bullets fly, and as the clock ticks down, it will be up to Matt to make sure that what happens on Blood Island stays on Blood Island.
Blood Junction
by Caroline CarverA Mystery Guild Featured Alternate In a stunning debut novel that won her the prestigious Crime Writers' Association New Writer's Award, Caroline Carver presents a gutwrenching, provocative adventure thriller set against the eerie, exotic backdrop of the Australian Outback--where a woman's search for the truth about horrific crimes will bring her to the crossroads of her life.
Blood Junction: The dark and gripping award-winning thriller (The India Kane Series #1)
by Cj CarverA brutal murder; a dark and terrifying pastWinner of the CWA Debut Dagger, CJ Carver's debut thriller is a dark and gripping story set in a town with a pitch-dark legacy of blood. "A nightmarish adventure of close calls and surprising escapes . . . An exceptional first mystery" Publishers Weekly Journalist India Kane's trip to the Australian outback takes a horrifying turn when she arrives in the town of Cooinda to find that her best friend Lauren is missing. Seemingly no one knows what has happened to her, but it's not long before India finds herself arrested for a double murder that she didn't commit, caught up in the dark past of a small town hiding a devastating truth - one that could destroy a family, a friendship, and a nation. Set in the unforgiving landscape of the Australian outback, Blood Junction won the CWA's Debut Dagger and is CJ Carver's powerful and compulsive thriller about a woman on the run from a brutal killer, as well as from her own past.
Blood Jungle Ballet (The Jungle Beat Mysteries #4)
by John EnrightDet. Sgt. Apelu Soifua faces a crime tsunami in the fourth tropical mystery set on American Samoa from the author of The Dead Don&’t Dance. There have been many changes in Apelu Soifua&’s life, but his job in the criminal investigation division has been the one constant. For years, a series of killings on the island has baffled him, starting with the murder of a cross-dresser, whose body was found with a cross carved into the chest. Four more men fall—different races, different classes, different deaths. Not all marked with the religious symbol, but somehow all connected. Apelu is sure of it. With the help of new medical examiner Dr. Laura Alomar, Apelu follows his instincts into what will be the most complicated and twisted case of his career. An open grave on a widow&’s lush plantation signals the end of Apelu&’s tolerance for his violent job and the collateral damage it inflicts on his friends and loved ones. In a literal paradise on earth, the monsters come like a devil in disguise . . . &“A very rich and textured mystery . . . Blood Jungle Ballet and all the rest of John Enright&’s Jungle Beat mysteries are perfect blends of setting, character and story. They&’re just the thing for anyone who loves traveling the world solving crime from his comfy armchair.&” —Kittling: Books
Blood Kin
by Judith FrenchGrowing up, adopted Bailey Elliott has never known any of her biological family. When she's left an estate by her biological aunt, Bailey decides to go in search of her mother and father.
Blood Kin
by Steve Rasnic Tem2015 Bram Stoker Award Winner for Superior Achievement: Novel<P><P> Steve Rasnic Tem's new novel Blood Kin is set in the southern Appalachians of the U.S., alternating between the 1930s and the present day. It's a dark Southern Gothic vision of ghosts, witchcraft, secret powers, snake-handling, Kudzu, Melungeons, and the Great Depression. <P> Blood Kin is told from the dual points of view of Michael Gibson and of his grandmother Sadie. Michael has returned to the quiet Appalachian home of his forebears following a suicide attempt and now takes care of his grandmother-- old and sickly but with an important story to tell about growing up poor and Melungeon (a mixed race group of mysterious origin) while bedeviled by a snake-handling uncle and empathic powers she but barely understands. <P> In a field not far from the Gibson family home lies an iron-bound crate within a small shack buried four feet deep under Kudzu vine. Michael somehow understands that hidden inside that crate is potentially his own death, his grandmother's death, and perhaps the deaths of everyone in the valley if he does not come to understand her story well enough.
Blood Kiss (Black Dagger Legacy #1)
by J. R. WardParadise, blooded daughter of the king’s First Advisor, is ready to break free from the restrictive life of an aristocratic female. Her strategy? Join the Black Dagger Brotherhood’s training center program and learn to fight for herself, think for herself...be herself. It’s a good plan, until everything goes wrong. The schooling is unfathomably difficult, the other recruits feel more like enemies than allies, and it’s very clear that the Brother in charge, Butch O’Neal, a.k.a. the Dhestroyer, is having serious problems in his own life. <p><p>And that’s before she falls in love with a fellow classmate. Craeg, a common civilian, is nothing her father would ever want for her, but everything she could ask for in a male. As an act of violence threatens to tear apart the entire program, and the erotic pull between them grows irresistible, Paradise is tested in ways she never anticipated--and left wondering whether she’s strong enough to claim her own power...on the field, and off.
Blood Knot
by HubbardTHE LAST RESORT North Country Academy is where desperate parents send their troubled teenagers when all else has failed. For remote Trout Run, New York, the school means good jobs, always scarce in the Adirondacks. But to Police Chief Frank Bennett, the Academy -- with its roster of delinquent students and its unlikable but curiously compelling headmaster, MacArthur Payne -- means an open invitation to trouble. When a teacher leading a survivalist wilderness expedition is mauled by a bear, evidence points to sabotage. As Frank's investigation leads him behind the gated walls of Payne's institution, he finds a place that is more prison than school. Under political pressure to keep the school open at all costs, Frank risks his career and his life to unravel a knot of old scores and new rivalries...before they turn deadly.
Blood Lance: A Medieval Noir (Crispin Guest #5)
by Jeri WestersonCrispin Guest has solved many mysteries since losing his knighthood and becoming "The Tracker", an investigator for hire in fourteenth century London. Yet when he witnesses a body fall from London bridge into the frigid waters of the Thames, he finds himself in the middle of a dangerous and complicated puzzle.The deceased was an armorer whose death officials rule to be a suicide, but Guest immediately sees evidence of foul play. During his investigation he runs into Sir Thomas Saunfayl, an old acquaintance from his knighthood days, frantically searching for the armorer. It seems the dead man was bargaining with Sir Thomas for the Spear of Longinus, the weapon used to pierce the side of Christ on the Cross, which grants invincibility to its owner. After his friend Geoffrey Chaucer arrives in London, all too eager to help find the spear and conduct clandestine meetings with powerful figures, Guest soon finds himself trying to solve a conundrum of many parts, all centered around the same dangerous and potent holy relic. With the spear now missing and more murders occurring, Guest, together with his loyal apprentice Jack, must use his sharp wiles to find it and piece together the truth in a world of political intrigue, treachery, and murder.With evocative period detail and an unforgettable cast of characters, Blood Lance is the exhilarating fifth volume in the Crispin Guest medieval noir mystery series. It was one of the "Top 10 Hot Crime Novels" for Fall 2012 selection at Kirkus Reviews.
Blood Lance: A Medieval Noir (Crispin Guest Novel #5)
by Jeri Westerson"Among the most courageous and compelling protagonists at work in fictional detection. " - Richmond Times-Dispatch Crispin Guest, returning home after a late night, sees a body hurtling from the uppermost reaches of the London Bridge Guest's attempted rescue fails, however, and the man-an armourer with a shop on the bridge-is dead While whispers in the street claim that it was a suicide, Guest-known in certain London circles as The Tracker for his skill in solving puzzles-is unconvinced. What Guest uncovers is that the armourer had promised Sir Thomas Saunfayl, a friend from Guest's former life, that he would provide him something that would make him unbeatable in battle, something for which he'd paid a small fortune. Sir Thomas believes that the item was in fact the Spear of Longinus - the spear that pierced the side of Christ on the cross-which is believed to make those who possess it invincible Complicating matters is another old friend, Geoffrey Chaucer, who suddenly comes to London and is anxious to help Guest find the missing spear, about which he seems to know a bit too much With various forces anxious to find the spear, the life of Sir Thomas in danger and perhaps the very safety of England hangs in the balance, Guest and his apprentice Jack Tucker must navigate some very perilous waters if they are to survive
Blood Law
by Jeannie HolmesTo stop a vampire killer, she’ll have to slay her own demons first. A provocative and savvy vampire, Alexandra Sabian moves to the sleepy hamlet of Jefferson, Mississippi—population 6,000, half vampires—to escape the demons lurking in her past. As an enforcer for the Federal Bureau of Preternatural Investigations (FBPI), Alex must maintain the uneasy peace between her kind and humans, including Jefferson’s bigoted sheriff, who’d be happy to see all vampires banished from town. Then really dead vamps start turning up—beheaded, crucified, and defanged, the same gruesome manner in which Alex’s father was murdered decades ago. For Alex, the professional has become way too personal. Things get even more complicated when the FBPI sends in some unnervingly sexy backup: Alex’s onetime mentor, lover, and fiancé, Varik Baudelaire. Still stinging from the betrayal that ended their short-lived engagement, Alex is determined not to give in to the temptation that soon threatens to short-circuit her investigation. But as the vamp body count grows and the public panic level rises, Varik may be Alex’s only hope to stop a relentless killer who’s got his own score to settle and his own bloody past to put right.
Blood Law: Blood Moon Rising Book 1 (Blood Moon Rising)
by Karin TabkeKarin Tabke, author of The Chronicles of Katrina, begins her exciting, passion-filled Blood Moon Rising trilogy with Blood Law, a sizzling paranormal romance, perfect for fans of Sylvia Day's Renegade Angels, Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake and J. R. Ward's Black Dagger Brotherhood. The coming of the Blood Moon will lead two Lycan packs into war, spur two rival brothers into conflict, and spark an act of vengeance so evil that its effects will be felt for generations. And one woman stands at the centre of it all... As undisputed Alpha, Rafael must choose a life mate to preserve the dominance of his Lycan pack. He never suspected, his mate would be a human, a woman he seduces from the brink of death. Falon is a dangerous combination of Lycan and Slayer - beings bred to destroy his kind. Even more, she's a mesmerizing beauty whose sensuality tempts the seasoned warrior to take unnecessary risks. The primal heat between them is irresistible, yet surrendering to it could destroy them both...for a vengeful foe stands ready in the shadows to fulfil what is rightfully his by Blood Law. What happens next? Don't miss the sexy, thrilling continuation of the Blood Moon Rising trilogy in Bloodright and Blood Law.
Blood Legacy
by Raquel Pagno Luciana KezenMichael’s eyes were like two emeralds. Incredibly green, they mirrored something sweet, a tenderness almost incredible, a kind of enchantment capable of enchanting her completely. Carmen couldn’t believe that he was alive, hidden in the ruins of the big house that once had been her family’s, in a remote and mysterious past, in which her mother, Teresa, made sure to protect her from. It was Michael who saved her grandmother, Francesca, when she had fled from the bloody massacres from the war in Italy; it was him who had saved her two children, from complete misery. And it was him who cursed them. Michael was the last of the vampires and only the last witch could make his deepest desire come true: to make a heir, capable of perpetuate the specie and continue his history.
Blood Lies
by Daniel KallaBen Dafoe, a young emergency-room doctor and part-time crime-scene consultant for the Seattle Police Department, is haunted by addiction. Two years earlier, a cocaine and crystal-meth habit claimed the life of his identical twin, Aaron. Now Ben walks onto the scene of a savage stabbing to find that the victim is his former fiancée, Emily Kenmore—another loved one who fell prey to drugs. Part of the carnage in Emily's bedroom is a single streak of blood caked on the wall.When the DNA from that sample matches Ben's, he becomes the prime suspect.Convinced his identical twin is still alive and somehow involved in Emily's death, Ben goes on the run, aiming to find Aaron. Working under an assumed identity at an inner-city clinic, Ben desperately searches for Aaron while playing cat-and-mouse with the authorities.But someone is determined to thwart his hunt at any cost. In the story's final twist, the truth hits closer to home and more lethally than Ben ever imagined.Set against the backdrop of the ER, Blood Lies is a medical thriller and a Fugitive-style suspense novel with a major twist. As Ben struggles to solve a tragic mystery from his past and clear his name, he might just learn that, sometimes, blood lies. . . .At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Blood Like Garnets
by Leigh HarlenTKO Studios PresentsA modern-day witch can knit the dead back to life for a fearsome price. Follow a lone predator&’s surprising night on a bloody hunt. Join a carefree karaoke night with friends that ends in blood, tears, and revelations of long-buried secrets. Beneath life&’s placid surface, the line between monster and human blurs, love becomes obsession, and voices long silenced demand to be heard in LEIGH HARLEN&’S blood curdling debut. Dive into the terrors that lurk behind every corner and in every shadow with these flesh-crawling tales, presented with eight chilling illustrations by MARIA NGUYEN.
Blood Like Mine (The Blood Trilogy)
by Stuart NevilleA New York Times Best Horror Fiction of the Year Selection • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Horror • A Parade Best Horror Books of the Year Selection&“A gruesome, action-packed monster novel about a mother and daughter with a terrible secret, on the run from an obsessed and crumbling detective . . . Terrific.&” —The New York Times Book Review In Stuart Neville&’s horror debut, a mother's undying love and a daughter's insatiable hunger carve a bloody trail across the highways of the Southwest.On a cold December night, single mother Rebecca Carter drives her van into a snowbank to avoid hitting an elk on a desolate mountain highway. She is at the end of her rope, out of money and food. Still, she refuses help from a passing stranger. Rebecca&’s adolescent daughter, Moonflower, is on the run from a grisly secret, and the last thing they can afford is to be remembered.Meanwhile, Special Agent Donner of the FBI has been hunting down a gruesome serial killer who drains their victims of blood before severing their spinal cords. As Agent Donner&’s investigation brings him closer to the Carters, the life that Rebecca has fought so hard to hold together for her daughter becomes increasingly imperiled.In this riveting, blood-soaked take on the vampire myth, nobody is safe and nothing is certain—not even the line between predator and prey.
Blood Like Mine: The book everyone is devouring this summer. 'Neville might well be Stephen King's rightful heir' (Will Dean)
by Stuart NevilleTHE BOOK EVERYONE IS DEVOURING . . . &‘Stuart Neville at his considerable best . . . This is a book you will not forget in a hurry and which will leave you hungry for the next instalment&’ Mark Billingham 'Thrilling, heartbreaking, and completely compelling. My heart was in my throat the whole time' Alex North 'Bravo Stuart Neville! Utterly brilliant&’ Liz Nugent &‘Stuart Neville at his very, very best – this book grabs your heart and doesn't let go&’ Ruth Ware What would you do if one night your whole life changed? If everything you thought you knew was suddenly turned on its head? If you had to take your child and keep moving. Away from the questions, away from the prying eyes, away from everyone you knew. Because it&’s your job to make sure that your daughter can survive. Even if it means becoming someone you never thought you'd be. And you know that whatever you do, wherever you go, people will be looking for you both. Because wherever you go, bodies are left behind. But you have no choice. Because you&’d do anything to protect your child. Even if she&’s a monster . . .Let the Right One In meets Stephen King in this chilling thriller about a mother&’s love, a daughter&’s devotion, a man&’s obsession – and the darkness that lives within us all. &‘Blood Like Mine is one of those books that once you read the first few pages, you simply cannot put it back down&’ Steve Cavanagh &‘What a book! Exciting, propulsive and vivid. A thriller with real bite&’ Mark Edwards 'Beautiful and dark as all hell . . . Original, terrifying and horrifically tense. This book is your next obsession (and Neville might well be Stephen King's rightful heir)' Will Dean &‘Wow, just WOW. I&’ve waited a long time for a crime novel to do something different, to keep me guessing, to blow me away – this is that book&’ C. L. Taylor &‘A nerve-jangling thriller that is also a hugely touching meditation on a mother&’s love&’ Christopher Brookmyre &‘Every year, I read one of two books that are truly special . . . Blood Like Mine deserves to sell skip-loads. No, JCB digger-loads. HBV lorry-loads!&’ Fiona Cummins &‘At its core, Blood Like Mine is the story of a mother's unconditional love for her daughter, and that gives everything that happens – the growing horror, the murders, the frantic desperation – an almost unbearable emotional punch. I've not read anything quite like this before, and once it sank its teeth in, I was utterly gripped&’ Tim Lebbon
Blood Like Ours: 'Neville might well be Stephen King's rightful heir' WILL DEAN
by Stuart NevilleThe stunning, darkly thrilling follow-up to the acclaimed Blood Like Mine, one of the New York Times Best Horror Books of 2024 and shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award 2025.YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOUR FAMILY… EVEN IF THEY ARE MONSTERS.Rebecca Carter is back from the dead. Lost and terrified, she is gripped by two desperate urges – to find her daughter, and to sate her ravenous hunger.Alone in the wild, Monica Carter survives on whatever small prey she can hunt down. But she needs more. One night, drawn by the maddening scent of human blood, she encounters two young brothers, who call to her as Moonflower and tell her that if she comes with them, they will keep her safe.But Jacob and Willard Hendry are not what they seem. They know all about dying and disappearing – after all, it&’s been almost three decades since they did the same.Rebecca&’s hope for a reunion with her daughter turns to terror when she realizes that the brothers aren&’t like Moonflower – they chose to be what they are, relishing the slaughter and leaving an increasingly bloody trail in their wake.But as she chases them west, she isn&’t alone on the road. FBI agent Sarah McGrath, haunted by the death of her partner Marc Donner moments after he killed Rebecca, is hot on her tail. McGrath wants answers, and she will stop at nothing to get them. But she never expected them to come from a shadowy figure within the Bureau…WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:&‘Intense, ingenious and one of my favourite books of the year so far. Possibly even better than the first book&’&‘I raced through this book and am now eagerly awaiting the next one, again!&’&‘Pacy, exciting and sometimes brutal material with a real heart to it. Hoping for more!&’&‘Neville has himself another winner here I think&’
Blood Like Ours: A pulse-pounding, spine-chilling journey into the dark. 'Neville might well be Stephen King's rightful heir' (Will Dean)
by Stuart NevilleThe stunning, darkly thrilling follow-up to the acclaimed Blood Like Mine, one of the New York Times Best Horror Books of 2024 and shortlisted for the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger award 2025.YOU WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR YOUR FAMILY… EVEN IF THEY ARE MONSTERS.Rebecca Carter is back from the dead. Lost and terrified, she is gripped by two desperate urges – to find her daughter, and to sate her ravenous hunger.Alone in the wild, Monica Carter survives on whatever small prey she can hunt down. But she needs more. One night, drawn by the maddening scent of human blood, she encounters two young brothers, who call to her as Moonflower and tell her that if she comes with them, they will keep her safe.But Jacob and Willard Hendry are not what they seem. They know all about dying and disappearing – after all, it&’s been almost three decades since they did the same.Rebecca&’s hope for a reunion with her daughter turns to terror when she realizes that the brothers aren&’t like Moonflower – they chose to be what they are, relishing the slaughter and leaving an increasingly bloody trail in their wake.But as she chases them west, she isn&’t alone on the road. FBI agent Sarah McGrath, haunted by the death of her partner Marc Donner moments after he killed Rebecca, is hot on her tail. McGrath wants answers, and she will stop at nothing to get them. But she never expected them to come from a shadowy figure within the Bureau…WHAT READERS ARE SAYING:&‘Intense, ingenious and one of my favourite books of the year so far. Possibly even better than the first book&’&‘I raced through this book and am now eagerly awaiting the next one, again!&’&‘Pacy, exciting and sometimes brutal material with a real heart to it. Hoping for more!&’&‘Neville has himself another winner here I think&’
Blood Line (The Gabe Wager Novels #10)
by Rex BurnsWhen gang warfare claims his cousin, Detective Wager seeks justiceThere was a time in Denver when a child&’s murder was a tragedy, but now that gangs have taken hold of the city, teenage deaths are sickeningly routine. As far as homicide detective Gabriel Wager can tell, the latest victim, a thirteen-year-old boy, was a good kid, with no affiliation to any local gang. But in gangland, even innocents have a way of becoming targets. As he investigates the boy&’s murder, Wager&’s aunt asks him to speak to her son Julio, a teenager who&’s been cutting class and quit his after-school construction job. They fail to connect, and a few days later Julio is found executed in the same style as the previous boy, shot in the back of the head. As he tries to unravel the dual mystery, Wager finds himself deep in a callous world, where even children can be killers.
Blood Line: An Anna Travis Novel (Anna Travis Ser. #7)
by Lynda La PlanteUnder the watchful eye of DCS James Langton, DCI Anna Travis takes charge of an investigation for the first time. But is it purely a missing person's case - or a full blown murder enquiry? An ominous pool of blood and no victim lead Anna on a desperate hunt for a man who has disappeared without trace.As Anna becomes obsessed with seemingly irrelevant details, Langton fears that she is losing control. They still have no body and Anna is under increasing pressure to make an arrest...
Blood Lines (Scott Brodie & Maggie Taylor Series #2)
by Nelson DeMille Alex DeMilleIn this &“highly entertaining&” New York Times bestseller from Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille, Army CID Special Agents Brodie and Taylor &“are the modern warriors the world needs&” (Bookreporter), and they&’re on the hunt for the cold-blooded murderer of one of their fellow agents.Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor have been separated for five months following their last assignment, a dangerous mission in Venezuela to locate and detain an infamous Army deserter. Now, in Berlin, they are reunited and tasked with investigating the murder of one of their own: CID Special Agent Harry Vance of the 5th MP Battalion, an accomplished counterterrorism agent who had been stationed in western Germany, and whose body was discovered in a city park in the heart of Berlin&’s Arab refugee community. The authorities suspect this is an act of Islamic terrorism, but Brodie and Taylor soon believe there is more to this case. The reason for Vance&’s presence in Berlin is unknown, and as Brodie and Taylor work to discover what the murder victim was doing in the days and weeks preceding his death, they become immersed in the many conflicts and contradictions of modern Germany—the Arab refugee crisis, the dark legacy of the Cold War and the Stasi secret police, and the imminent threats of a rising neo-Nazi movement. At the same time, they are butting heads with the authorities—both German and American—and facing a possible threat from American intelligence agents who fear that Brodie and Taylor might have learned too much about US clandestine operations during their mission in Venezuela. Ultimately, Brodie and Taylor realize that the murder of Harry Vance was merely the prelude to a much more sinister future event—unless they can unravel the mystery in time to stop it. This gripping series from legendary author Nelson DeMille and his son Alex DeMille concludes with The Tin Men, a high-tech, high-stakes finale, available to pre-order now.
Blood Lines (Scott Brodie)
by Nelson DeMille Alex DeMilleA body in Berlin. A conspiracy where all sides are dirty, and the clean up will be murder. From New York Times bestselling authors Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille, Blood Lines features the return of Special Agents Brodie and Taylor who are on the hunt for the cold-blooded murderer of a fellow agent.Army Criminal Investigation Agents Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor are reunited in Berlin and tasked with investigating the murder of one of their own: CID Special Agent Harry Vance of the 5th MP Battalion, an accomplished counterterrorism agent who had been stationed in western Germany, and whose body was discovered in a city park in the heart of Berlin's Arab refugee community.The authorities suspect this is an act of Islamic terrorism, but Brodie and Taylor soon believe there is more to this case. The reason for Vance's presence in Berlin is unknown, but in looking into his movements prior to his murder, they delve into the many conflicts and contradictions of modern Germany, from the dark legacy of the Cold War to the imminent threat of a rising neo-Nazi movement. And as both the German and American authorities keep a watchful eye on their activities, a new threat emerges from American intelligence agents who fear the duo might have learned too much about US clandestine operations during their previous mission in Venezuela.Ultimately, Brodie and Taylor realize that the murder of Harry Vance was merely the prelude to a much more sinister future event - unless they can unravel the mystery in time to stop it.
Blood Lines: A Bill Slider Mystery (5) (Bill Slider Mystery #5)
by Cynthia Harrod-Eagles'An outstanding series' NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWA Bill Slider Mystery With his on-off lover Joanna away with work, Detective Inspector Bill Slider almost welcomes a call-out to the BBC TV Centre at White City. Roger Greatrex, celebrated music critic and opera aficionado, appears to have topped himself - only minutes before he was due to appear live on a quiz show. But there are signs that the body has been interfered with, and Slider suspects murder. One fellow panellist is known to have quarrelled violently with Greatrex. two members of the production team have motives, and nobody in the building has a proper alibi. Slider is under pressure to make an arrest, and all his instincts are at odds with the evidence. But a dangerous killer is on the loose, and could kill again... Praise for the Bill Slider series:'Slider and his creator are real discoveries' Daily Mail'Sharp, witty and well-plotted' Times'Harrod-Eagles and her detective hero form a class act. The style is fast, funny and furious - the plotting crisply devious'Irish Times