This
is the second in the Bloodline Trilogy. If you haven't read Proof,
you should do so before reading this novel as most of the plot line
results from events in Proof.
It
is five years after the horrible murder scene where SWAT team member
Lee Watson rescued Keelyn Samuels and her sister Raven. Their father
had murdered all the other members of the family, claiming to be
influenced by Lucent.
Lee
and Keelyn had bumped into each other two years later and developed a
relationship. Keelyn and her sister are now estranged.
Keelyn
is at a diner waiting for Lee when a man sits down next to her. He
claims to be Lucent. But that can't be. The FBI had concluded Lucent
was just a hallucination, not an actual human being. He has a message
for Keelyn. Raven's child is in danger and needs Keelyn. Keelyn is
shocked. She didn't even know Raven had a child.
And
then, one by one, the officials involved in that rescue five years
ago start dying.
This
is another great novel in this series. Again, you'll want to have
read the first in the series as so much of the action, the
relationships, and the suspense arises out of events in the first
book.
I
learned about a new type of social science. Keelyn's expertise is in
interpreting body language, a relatively new art although
scientifically based. Often companies hired her to sit in contract
negotiations. She would view interrogations, detecting telltale signs
of the individual's truthfulness. It was great to read about how she
interprets bodily actions. (Now I know why I like to keep my feet
under the table when in a group setting.)
There
is plenty of action in this novel, including a suspenseful ending.
The plot is quite involved. Desires for revenge can be long lasting
and intense. We see that in this plot. An event from decades ago is
the origin of this novel's murderous content.
One
aspect of police procedure I like is when the authorities are smarter
than I am. In this novel, I knew who the bad person was going to be
early on. I was disappointed that the police and FBI didn't get on
the character's case earlier.
Nonetheless,
this is a good novel. The ending seems to wrap up the story so it
will be interesting to see what will come in the third book of the
series.
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Jordyn
Redwood has specialized in critical care and emergency nursing for
seventeen years. A member of both the American Association of
Critical Care Nurses and the American Christian Fiction Writers
association, Jordyn lives in Colorado.
Kregel
Publications, 312 pages.
I
received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher for the
purpose of this review.