A Blood Thing

By: James Hankins

Narrated by: Timothy Andrés Pabon

Never trust a blackmailer.

Vermont’s promising young governor, Andrew Kane, is at another public meet-and-greet when a stranger from the crowd slips him a cell phone and whispers, “Keep this with you...keep it secret...you’re going to need it after the arrest.”

Hours later, Andrew’s brother, Tyler, is taken into custody - framed for the brutal murder of a young woman - and Andrew discovers there is only one way to free him: answer the mysterious phone and agree to a blackmailer’s demands. All the governor has to do to make it all go away is compromise everything he stands for and grant a full pardon to a convicted felon. With no better option, he complies. Which is his first mistake...because the stranger isn’t through with him. He has another little condition. Then another. And another. And Andrew has no choice but to play along until he can find a way out of this personal and political nightmare. But he isn’t prepared for what he will face, or how far he will have to go to save his brother and keep his family together.

©2018 James Hankins (P)2018 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.

Entertaining with one fatal flaw

The story and author were engaging, but I couldn’t get past the fact (without giving things away) they didn’t report things from the very beginning, but somehow had no issues doing so in the end? Could have saved a lot of headache, but wouldn’t have made a very good story ;).

Great Story!

I really like this book. It is intense for sure! It is about the governor of Vermont and how he tries to save his mentality challenged brother who has been framed for murder. Great characters and a fantastic plot. Five Stars across the board on this one!

Very good!

This book was very good and kept my interest. The narrator was very good as well.

Good

I enjoyed this story. A good portrait of a family and interesting crime and moral dilemma. But it wasn’t a stellar story or a life changing event.

Blood is Everything!

This was book was amazing and once more displays how awesome the writer is at bringing all his stories to life. I am a huge fan of this author’s work. I loved all the jumping through hoops, twists and turns, the non-stop action, deep family dynamics and bonds, murder, betrayals, and lastly, how everything concluded. This book deserved the rating I gifted it. Yes, it had some sad moments and moments of helplessness when it comes to the lovable but deeply flawed Kane family, but it’s a blood thing and they will do anything for the ones they care about.