abookwormwithwine's review
4.0
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5
[b:Bloodline|47943296|Bloodline|Pamela Murray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1566914783l/47943296._SX50_.jpg|73108504] is another great crime novel from [a:Pamela Murray|1089533|Pamela Murray|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1563474694p2/1089533.jpg] featuring DI Burton and DS Fielding.
What it's about: When the body of a homeless man is found slouched in a doorway, Burton and Fielding are called to the scene. As they look into the case though, they find out this death is not what it seems, and the man's DNA is linked to an unsolved murder. Digging into the case ends up providing one surprise after another, can they figure out what is going on before someone else is dead?
Once again, Bloodline is super unique, both in format and writing style. Murray doesn't choose to focus on one POV, but multiple, and they are all throughout the book. I thought that it was even clearer in this book than [b:Murderland|46257409|Murderland|Pamela Murray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560247136l/46257409._SX50_.jpg|71243691] so I can tell that she is honing her style in these crime novels as she goes. And of course, I loved both Burton and Fielding just as much as I did the last time.
There isn't anything I would consider gory in the book so if you are squeamish but like crime novels, this is a great one to check out. Bloodline is also book 2 to a series, but it seemed to be more of a prequel. It talked about a case that is mentioned a lot in Murderland (book 1), so when I was reading it it kind of felt like the series was out of order, which to me insinuates prequel.
The only thing that bothered me was that the end of this book had foreshadowing that had nothing to do with anything that happened in Murderland, nor did it mention the ending of what happened in that book and I would have liked it to tie in better in that respect.
Final Thought: If you are looking for a new crime series then look no further! I really like the characters and how quick these books are. Bloodline is around 202 pages and again took me less than 3 hours to read. Sometimes you just need a quick read, and I am definitely finding that in this series. The cases are interesting, overall it isn't gory, and it has just the amount of humor to make things not so heavy. Also, I don't think the books have to be read in order and you would be fine reading them as standalones. In other words, read Bloodline!
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book, all opinions are my own.
[b:Bloodline|47943296|Bloodline|Pamela Murray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1566914783l/47943296._SX50_.jpg|73108504] is another great crime novel from [a:Pamela Murray|1089533|Pamela Murray|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1563474694p2/1089533.jpg] featuring DI Burton and DS Fielding.
What it's about: When the body of a homeless man is found slouched in a doorway, Burton and Fielding are called to the scene. As they look into the case though, they find out this death is not what it seems, and the man's DNA is linked to an unsolved murder. Digging into the case ends up providing one surprise after another, can they figure out what is going on before someone else is dead?
Once again, Bloodline is super unique, both in format and writing style. Murray doesn't choose to focus on one POV, but multiple, and they are all throughout the book. I thought that it was even clearer in this book than [b:Murderland|46257409|Murderland|Pamela Murray|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1560247136l/46257409._SX50_.jpg|71243691] so I can tell that she is honing her style in these crime novels as she goes. And of course, I loved both Burton and Fielding just as much as I did the last time.
There isn't anything I would consider gory in the book so if you are squeamish but like crime novels, this is a great one to check out. Bloodline is also book 2 to a series, but it seemed to be more of a prequel. It talked about a case that is mentioned a lot in Murderland (book 1), so when I was reading it it kind of felt like the series was out of order, which to me insinuates prequel.
The only thing that bothered me was that the end of this book had foreshadowing that had nothing to do with anything that happened in Murderland, nor did it mention the ending of what happened in that book and I would have liked it to tie in better in that respect.
Final Thought: If you are looking for a new crime series then look no further! I really like the characters and how quick these books are. Bloodline is around 202 pages and again took me less than 3 hours to read. Sometimes you just need a quick read, and I am definitely finding that in this series. The cases are interesting, overall it isn't gory, and it has just the amount of humor to make things not so heavy. Also, I don't think the books have to be read in order and you would be fine reading them as standalones. In other words, read Bloodline!
Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book, all opinions are my own.
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