Blood Trail

Blood, Book 2

By: Tanya Huff

Narrated by: Justine Eyre

For centuries, the werewolves of Toronto have managed to live in peace and tranquility, hidden quietly away on their London, Ontario farm. But now, someone has learned their secret - and is systematically massacring this ancient race. The only one they can turn to is Henry Fitzroy, Toronto-based vampire and writer of bodice rippers.

Forced to hide from the light of day, Henry can’t hunt the killer alone so he turns to Vicki Nelson for help. As they race against time to stop the murderer, they begin to fear that their combined talents may not be enough to prevent him from completing his deadly plan.

©1992 Tanya Huff (P)2012 Audible, Inc.

Nice!

The narrator did way better on this one than Book1. Thoroughly enjoyed! Love the series.

Different era, Brings back Memories and good story

Let me start by saying that I Like this narrator. Other reviews are hard on her, but I think she fits the personality of Vicky, the main Hard nosed ex-cop trying to cope with being a private eye personality. I think she is an asset to the books, rather than a hindrance. When you first hear her, she comes off as tying to hard to be a sexy voice, but that settles down within a minute or so to be the "edge" of Vicky. She does the French Vampire that turned Henry very well, so well in fact that I had Goosebumps the first time I heard that Vampire speak. I think she fits the personality of the series.

About the books - and as I don't want to give away the story - I do believe that people need to realize that this book was written in the 1980s, before cell phones, when phones were mounted on a kitchen wall attached to a cord. The longer the cord, the richer you were. The days when a quarter would pay for a payphone call, and there were payphones everywhere. When most people only had 1 car per family. That brought me back to my childhood and the frustrations that went along with it. And My, how times have changed!

The author does a great job at bringing the werewolves to life as not only persons/wolves within the pack but also delves a great deal into the psyche behind them, making it very clear that werewolves are NOT humans. They may look like humans, but the wolf is the most important character of them. Nor are they animals. They are uniquely themselves. Even the minor werewolf characters were well developed.

I'm not going to say anything about the plot, but I'm glad the author didn't give her characters anything. They had to really work to accomplish what they achieved. I'm also glad that unlike so many vampires, that Henry doesn't have millions in the bank, but has a job just like the rest of us to make ends meet. It makes it a bit more realistic.

I read the Smoke series first

I've owned this book for years, I read the smoke series first so reading these books is going back in time for me. these books were my first exposure to a mystery series and I have fallen in love with the niche genre of supernatural mysteries since.
I had no issues with the voice actor, I appreciated her ability to make such a large cat so sound unique, that is no easy task!

Amazing narration

The second installment of the blood books was Superbly supernatural while, still maintaining the detective forensic vibe. I love Vicky Nelson’s tough character and especially love her and salucci’s interactions.

The 80s are strong in this one!

As a child of the 80s, this sparked quaint nostalgia for me, but I wonder how it will hold up moving forward.