Blood Work
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.96 (609 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501229826 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 116 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
As McCaleb investigates the evidence in the case, the suspected randomness of the crime gives way to an unsettling suspicion of a twisted intelligence behind the murder. A former crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times, Connelly combines a poet's ear for language with a deep understanding of the criminal mind to create dark, dramatic stories that raise the thriller genre to a new level. Michael Connelly has been attracting fans by the droves with his hard-boiled, edgy thrillers. . In Blood Work, Connelly introduces a new character, Terry McCaleb, who was a top man at the FBI until a heart ailment forced his early retirement. Soon McCaleb finds himself on the trail of a killer more horrifying than anything he ever encountered before. Although he isn't looking for any excitement, when Graciela Rivers asks him to investigate her sister Gloria's death, her story hooks him immediately: the new heart beating in McCaleb's chest is Gloria's
But McCaleb's calm seas turn choppy when a story in the "What Happened To?" column of the LA Times brings him face-to-face with the sister of the woman whose heart now beats in his chest. Thanks to a heart transplant, former FBI agent Terrell McCaleb is enjoying a quiet retirement, renovating the fishing boat he lives on in Los Angeles Harbor. From her, McCaleb learns a terrible truth: that the donor of his heart was not killed in an accident, as he'd been told, but was murdered.Wracked with guilt over the fact that he's alive because another human being was killed, McCaleb embarks on a private investigation of his donor's murder—a crime as horrific as anything he ever encountered as a serial killer investigator for the FBI.
Lacelle said Blood work is a double-edged sword. This first book with Terry McCaleb was extremely entertaining. Blood work in this case has a double meaning.Terry is a former FBI analyst who was medically retired due to a bad heart. He has an extremely rare blood type and the chances of a transplant is just as rare. Unfortunately someone has to die in order to donate an organ. The trail of how he achieves this gift is twisted and not an easy one to follow. The sister, Graciela, of his donor figures out he is the recipient of her sister, Gloria, and makes contact wi. First book in Michael Connelly's Terry McCaleb series George P. Wood When I purchased Blood Work online, I thought I was buying the sequel to Trunk Music. “The Also By Michael Connelly” page in the front matter of Trunk Music listed Connelly’s books by publication date, however, not by which character series they were part of. So, when Blood Work arrived, I was surprised to be reading about former FBI agent Terrell “Terry” McCaleb instead of LAPD detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch.Surprised, but not disappointed. Blood Work is a good story in . William Mead said Super mystery, super sleuthing. Blood Work is an excellent mystery, believable and gripping. There are some unique ideas at the base of the plot that add extra appeal, such as the detective receiving the life-saving donation of the heart of a murder victim. This theme is well developed and adds an extra element of drama. I've enjoyed other books by Mr. Connelly, and this one was of the same high quality-- or perhaps even better.I enjoy a book more when the sex and profanity are not too explicit or prolific. This one is better than average for the g