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Description: When Special Agent Jeanette LaFarge is called in to investigate a vineyard in the Reims region of France, the last thing she expects to find is multiple bodies with every vein bled dry. It’s yet another case tailor-made for Blackbird. Joining her is recent recruit Detective Daniel Murray, eager to use his newfound abilities to track down whoever is terrorizing Paris and its surrounding areas.
With each ashen victim grows the realization that those responsible weren’t inspired by vampiric creatures of the night but by Elizabeth Báthory herself. The Hungarian noblewoman’s unspeakable crimes against her people are being reenacted in both the City of Lights and across the French countryside. Unless the two of them act quickly, the upcoming harvest promises to yield blood instead of wine.
Genre: Mystery - Romantic Suspense
Why I Picked This Book: I have enjoyed other books by this author and this looked like a fun read.
My Impression: I have really enjoyed Graham's Krewe of Hunters series and I had really high hopes for this series. One of my favorite parts of her books has always been her way of making the settings come alive so I was especially excited to read this one as who doesn't love a Parisian setting. I did really love the setting and I enjoyed Jeanette's focus of thinking of the victims' mindsets as young women who were on dream trips to Paris.
That said it took me awhile to get into this book. The prose felt a bit blocky and a lot of the history came in info dump style which slowed the pace down for me considerably. While I liked Daniel and remember him from previous books Jeaneatte was a bit lower personality and took me longer to warm up to and feel a connection with.
This series has a lot of promise and I have had a lot of good experiences with Graham's books. This was definitely not one of my favorites and took me awhile to get pulled into the story. I'll read more of the series but it probably isn't top of my list.
Would I Read More of this Series/Author? I will but this series isn't at the top of my list.
Would I Recommend this Book? If you are a Graham fan this series is worth a try. If you are new to Graham's books I would recommend starting with one of her Krewe books.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
Would I Recommend this Book? If you are a Graham fan this series is worth a try. If you are new to Graham's books I would recommend starting with one of her Krewe books.
* I received this book in exchange for an honest review. As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *
This sounds like a good series.
ReplyDeleteI've often wondered about reading Heather Graham but I won't start with this one when I get around to it!
ReplyDeleteYou've reminded me (yet again) that I need to get back to the Krewe books. I would like to try this series too at some point.
ReplyDeleteSounds quite a lot to take in. Thanks for the review.
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