Review: Beyond the Blue Pearl?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 10, 2014
Blood is Power by Ella Medler is a fast-paced detective story picking up where the author’s first novel Blood is Heavier left off. Nick Hunter is still on the run, wanted for questioning by police as his wife Maxine, his son Cameron and his confidant Tequila are under surveillance by the UK Police. Cameron was rescued by kidnappers in the first installment, placing Nick on the trail of wealthy Alastair Campbell who appeared to act as go-between for the conspirators. Nick breaks into Campbell’s yacht and enlists the aid of Cassandra Campbell, who provides him with receipts and documents that reveal an even more intricate maze ahead. Drug dealer Armand King, investor Dollar De La Rue and the wealthy Aaron Goldberg are among the high profiles Nick comes up against in this stylish suspense drama.The theme of family resonates throughout the novel as Medler compares and contrasts the Hunter family to that of the Goldbergs and the Campbells. The Hunters’ family connections prove to be the ties that bind Nick to the murder of Miriam Whitbourne-Philips. Yet it is family connections that seem to protect Aaron Goldberg and his cronies on the isle of Cyprus. Nick’s values are reflected in his treatment of Damien and Darcy Campbell, though his nemeses see Hunter’s own wife and child as pawns to be used against him. Eventually, Nick’s discovery of the top-secret Human Exploration and Replacement Directory reveals to the readers just what little value human life has to the conspirators. The author’s insight into morals and values justify Hunter and make him a worthy protagonist in a well-constructed story.For suspense fans and detective story-lovers alike, Blood is Power by Ella Medler is one you won’t want to miss.