Brodie, blood, books . . . .

by Linda Watson-Brown - 18:03 on 16 July 2008

It has been an absolute age since I last blogged - I haven't done much better on my other website either to be honest.  Lots of reasons, lots and lots and lots of reasons . . . one of them being that life really as been getting in the way.  However, the second Grace Monroe title was published recently and is called 'Blood Lines.'  I'll load the cover when I get a chance, but here's the official blurb -

Blood is thicker than water - and far more deadly ! A woman is lured to a remote spot in the Scottish Highlands and strangled almost to the point of death. As she begs for mercy, her tormentor begins to carve her face, before burying her alive. In Edinburgh, unorthodox young lawyer Brodie McLennan becomes tangled up in the case. When it emerges that Brodie was the last person to see the victim and crucial evidence is found at her flat, she must fight to clear her name - and save her own skin. Meanwhile in an asylum in Inverness, a deranged patient writes the name Brodie over and over in her own blood! As another mutilated body is discovered bearing the same ritualistic markings, Brodie is running scared from unknown forces, eager to see blood on her hands! Prepared to be shocked in this dark and gripping thriller, for fans of Ian Rankin and Mo Hayder!

No reviews on Amazon yet and it would be nice to have some feedback, so if anyone gets a chance, please oblige!  I'll post the first chapter as a new link as well so that everyone can get a flavour of what it's about.  As ever as well as murderous happenings, Brodie and her men are a major part of the story - and there are two big surprises this time round . . .

I'm currently working on the edits for the third book in the series, 'The Watcher' - the blurb for that is as follows:

When you see him, it's already too late...Four days before Christmas, a young woman's body is found in a ditch in the grounds of Edinburgh Castle, the discovery rendered even more terrifying by the message 'More Will Die' written on her body in blood. Soon, the prophecy is fulfilled, more young women disappear - all redheads - their bodies later found bludgeoned to death, their feet severed. Quickly dubbed 'The Edinburgh Ripper', the murders bring the city to its knees. It might be the season of goodwill but its citizens live in fear of becoming the latest victim. Headstrong young lawyer Brodie McLennan teams up with DI Duncan Bancho in an effort to discover the identity of this warped killer. Soon, their investigations uncover a ring of human traffickers, selling Eastern European women as sex slaves, a depraved group called the 'Hobbyists' and a clandestine internet chat room. Unbeknownst to Brodie, the killer's web is spinning ever closer to her and her teenaged half sister Connie, recently back in her life. When Connie is reported missing, Brodie must quickly uncover the Ripper's identity - before her own flesh and blood becomes the latest victim.

So, there you have it - quite a big surprise in that one too.  Kailash has been busy and Brodie is now the proud owner of a thirteen-year-old half-sister. 

And book 4?

Now that you'll have to wait a little longer for - and hopefully Amazon won't go spoiling any surprises too soon by posting the summary!

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