Blood Work

Terry McCaleb, Book 1

By: Michael Connelly

Narrated by: Dick Hill

Length: 12 hrs and 41 mins

Publisher's summary

From the #1 bestselling author of the Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer series and who "is the master of the universe in which he lives" (Huffington Post), comes the gripping novel that inspired the film starring Clint Eastwood.

When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister, Gloria, was murdered, Terry realizes he has no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau-as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth.

*Winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière-International Category
*Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel
*Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel

©1998 by Hieronymous. (P)1998 Brilliance Audio, all rights reserved.

Better then the Movie

I love seeing Clint east wood in the movie this is a different take on the story more detail into the lives of the main actors with some nice twist ...
Enjoy

Blood Work

As always Connelly has brought us a page turner. About the time you think you have it figured out, he puts up a road block. Oh, oh got to in another direction. Good to the very end.

Poor narration, good storyline

Connelly never fails to write riveting crime novels, some like this one, push the limits of credulity. Long hours of listening which at times made me want to give up. Stayed with it despite my frustrations with the narrator. His awful Latino accent was so bad that the female love interest sounded like Peter Lorie!
Why did each male character require an accent? Most were indiscernible in origin. Very distracting!
Overall a good book with some redeeming value.

Enjoyed it!

Another great Michael Connelly book. I’ve read everyone of his books and have enjoyed them all.

Tedious and annoying

Story is tedious and Main character at times is very annoying. Not Connaly’s best story.

Great suspense

Excellent narrative and suspenseful story. Would recommend this to anyone who likes mysteries and suspenseful stories.

Great book

Loved the story and characters. As usual Joe Hill narrative was excellent and spot on.

Another great one from Connelly

My dad turned me onto Bosch on Prime. Decided to try one of the books. Have been hooked since. My first book outside the Bosch series, but enjoyed this one just as much if not more. Have enjoyed all of Connelly’s books so far. I returned the favor and turned my dad onto the books. His books stay in the yearly rotation. Thanks, Mr. Connelly.

lots of tropes

the story is well written. the performer did well. I guessed the ending at the beginning of the book. I also thought that hearing WiFi and satellite dishes be called "microwave" technology took me out of the story and back to 1998 for a laugh.

Blood work kept my blood rushing

What a thriller! Although it starts off slowly and takes several hours of listening to really grip you, once you are sucked into the story you will find that you can't put it down and must find out what happens next. Nothing is typical about this mystery and several surprises are in store. I found myself guessing (wrongly) who the killer was and was pleasantly surprised with the way the plot wove together. Great story. I was glad to have known nothing about the story beforehand so I'm purposely not writing anything about the story in this review other than to say if you enjoy a good thriller you will likely enjoy this one. It's not highly graphic and not the kind that makes you afraid of every bump you hear. Just a good, enjoyable thriller with unexpected plot twists and turns. Enjoy!