Review: Superbly Written, Intriguing, Fast-Moving
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 14, 2011
What do a politician, a lobbyist, a lawyer, a real estate developer and an environmentalist have in common? Mattie Lee, the owner of a local newspaper, wants to find the answer. Mattie teams up with the Chief of Police to investigate a double homicide in a small Southern California town.  A wealthy woman and her priest are murdered within two days of one another. A mysterious suicide lingers in the background. The suspects are related, but the motives are unclear until a forty year old secret unfolds. Meanwhile, Mattie pushes away the pain of disease as she desperately hangs on to the life and work she loves.California Blood is superbly written, intriguing and fast-moving. This sunny California town will draw you into its secrets riddled with the blood from beginning to end.