Blood Relations

''Suspense that never stops'' - James PattersonWho is Claire Gravesend?The first thing that catches PI Lee Crowe''s eye is the Rolls Royce. The second is the body of a beautiful young woman lying dead on the crushed roof. Neither belongs in this neighbourhood.The woman is Claire Gravesend - the daughter of one of the richest, most powerful women in California. She doesn''t believe what the police are saying - that Claire killed herself - and hires Crowe to investigate. Questions start to pile up as soon as he starts to dig. Strange scars - old marks which her mother won''t explain - are found on Claire''s body. Then Crowe is brutally attacked whist searching her Boston apartment and barely escapes with his life.And when he visits Claire''s secret pied-a-terre Crowe uncovers the biggest secret of all: sleeping in an upstairs room he finds Claire. Alive.An enthralling blend of Mary Shelley''s Frankenstein, Michael Crichton and Mickey Spillane - Blood Relations is a perfect pacy read.''Taut, smart and electrifying.'' -- Liv Constantine