Review: "A Short Story Sample of More to Come From Rollins and Cantrell"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 26, 2013
I'm a big fan of James Rollins, who writes captivating adventure stories similar to Clive Cussler.  If you've never read his books, here's a short story, reasonably priced on Amazon Kindle Store to entice you to read the full novel "Innocent Blood," an epic adventure of horror and enlightenment. In this story, 68 year-old Arthur Crane, a retired reporter living in San Francisco, wakes to the strong scent of flowers -- frangipani and honeysuckle.  For him, this is terrifying because it only means one thing ... Death!  And also, because there is an orchid flower on his pillow.  This is the second time in his life he has experienced such symbolism.  Years ago, when as a Times of London reporter he was sent to the United States to follow a murder investigation of a British entertainer.  At that time there were more such murders in San Francisco where the victims had received an orchid flower, and within 24 hours, another orchid would be found with their dead body, throats slashed.  Were the orchid murders a satanic ritual?  Was his long lost brother, Christian, involved?  Will Arthur live long enough to get all the answers?  This story does not leave you hanging, but will inspire you to read the popular "Innocent Blood" novel.  James Rollins does a fantastic job in creating adventure, mystery, horror, and myths of ostensibly historical event novels. Highly recommend for an hour of entertaining reading.