Review: Follow The Buzzard?
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
Blood is Heavier by Ella Medler is fast-paced detective noir featuring Nick Hunter, a retired contract killer whose world is torn asunder by shadowy figures from his past. Five years earlier, his beloved Maxine Hamilton was murdered, leaving him to bring up their son Cameron. With his old friend Tequila by his side, he is forced to track down the people responsible for kidnaping the boy. Chief Inspector Newman is assigned to the case and is trying to piece the puzzle together. Only Nick is faced with the possibility of his past coming back to condemn him before he can rescue his son from the ghosts of the past.The theme of retribution resonates throughout the novel as Nick tries to even the score after Maxi is killed. He finds his competition with his ex-military comrade Axel Stern renewed as it appears that Axel was directly involved with both the murder and the recent kidnaping. Behind the scenes we find the wealthy Dollar De La Rue, an arch-villain who has a reputation for eating human liver. There is also the shifty Jesse Bent lurking around corners waiting for Nick to let his guard down. We are waiting for Nick to explode at any moment, but the author’s web of intrigue has him caught so tightly we wonder if justice will be served, and to whom. Will Nick get his comeuppance for his evil past, or can he redeem himself against the predators that rule the world he forsook?Pick up a copy of Blood is Heavier by Ella Medler. You won’t be able to put it down until you find out.