Title: Spilled BloodAuthors: Brian Freeman
Publisher: SilverOak (May 1, 2012)
Format: Hardcover
Genre: Mystery / Suspense
Source: Library
Brian Freeman writes the type of book that you cannot predict. You start out thinking that the evil person is obvious, but as each layer is revealed, you realize that you were wrong. Then being a lover of mysteries and suspense, you point yourself in a different direction and once again, Mr. Freeman exposes the error in your attempt at logic. There are no red herrings, you are left to your own suppositions and skillfully you are shown the blunders of your ways.
“Wise men can be the most foolish. We ask, is it better to do nothing in the face of injustice or do the wrong thing?”
The background of St. Croix and Barron are laid out in a Hatfield and McCoy way. The towns battle over the corrupt practices of a chemical company; a company that employs some and may be at the heart of the death of others. The reader wonders if the intent of Florian Steele followed that of Spock in the “needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few”.
“Decent men could do abominable things”
When Florian’s daughter Ashlynn is murdered, all fingers point to Olivia Hawk the estranged daughter of attorney Chris Hawk. I was dreading that the book would be an offshoot of Defending Jacob by William Landay, but it is not. Though each book is about an attorney father fighting for their child, that is where the similarities end. This book holds its own as the reader is lead through the dark hearts of man, from chemical production to murder to adult subject matters – all for the sake of family and secrets.
“One by one, they had all come face to face with the devil.”
Though there does appear to be multiple paths, the storylines bring the reader to a final conclusion that has you on the edge of your seat wondering who will survive and who will be swallowed up by a river that symbolizes the current that is flowing through each of their lives and determined to wash both the land and their souls clean.
What brought all of their lives to this point is fascinating.
“He wished he could change the past. Some mistakes couldn’t be corrected; they could only be endured.”
Brian Freeman writes a thrill ride. Sit down, grab on and know that you are not leaving your chair until the last sentence is read.
The background of St. Croix and Barron are laid out in a Hatfield and McCoy way. The towns battle over the corrupt practices of a chemical company; a company that employs some and may be at the heart of the death of others. The reader wonders if the intent of Florian Steele followed that of Spock in the “needs of the many, outweigh the needs of the few”.
When Florian’s daughter Ashlynn is murdered, all fingers point to Olivia Hawk the estranged daughter of attorney Chris Hawk. I was dreading that the book would be an offshoot of Defending Jacob by William Landay, but it is not. Though each book is about an attorney father fighting for their child, that is where the similarities end. This book holds its own as the reader is lead through the dark hearts of man, from chemical production to murder to adult subject matters – all for the sake of family and secrets.
Though there does appear to be multiple paths, the storylines bring the reader to a final conclusion that has you on the edge of your seat wondering who will survive and who will be swallowed up by a river that symbolizes the current that is flowing through each of their lives and determined to wash both the land and their souls clean.
What brought all of their lives to this point is fascinating.
Brian Freeman writes a thrill ride. Sit down, grab on and know that you are not leaving your chair until the last sentence is read.
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