Blood Line
A Novel
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4.1 • 17 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Still reeling from the death of her fiancé, Detective Anna Travis has thrown herself into her new role as detective chief inspector in the city’s murder squad. When a familiar court employee comes to the station, pleading for Anna’s help in locating his missing son, she directs him to the team in Missing Persons. But after weeks with no leads, Detective Chief Superintendent James Langton, Anna’s former lover turned friend, urges her to take the case. She agrees to take charge of the investigation—only her second as DCI—under his watchful eye. But is it purely a missing person case—or a full-blown murder inquiry? An ominous pool of blood and no victim lead Anna on a desperate hunt for a man who has disappeared without a trace. As Anna becomes obsessed with seemingly irrelevant details, James fears that she is losing control. They still have no body, and Anna is under increasing pressure to make an arrest.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
La Plante's well-crafted seventh Anna Travis novel (after 2011's Blood Fury) finds the London detective chief inspector looking into a missing person case. Evidence of a pool of blood is discovered directly under the bed of 26-year-old car mechanic Alan Rawlins, who lived with his attractive fianc , Tina Brooks, but there's no body and no identifiable DNA. Travis and her team must investigate Rawlins's character and context in lieu of anything more concrete. As they dig deeper, the image of the hardworking, straitlaced Rawlins is replaced by one of a hard-living gay surfer. Several credible suspects emerge, and, in a nice twist, the identity of the victim comes into question. A lively plot and a number of satisfying revelations offset the leisurely denouement. La Plante's habit of revealing a little too much about earlier cases or books may frustrate readers who are joining the series late.
Customer Reviews
Blood Line
Good read, suspenseful, it was hard to put down. I still love Anna Travis, sad, complicated character that she is.