Blood Vines: A gripping, haunting thriller of murder, sacrifice and redemption.

by Erica Spindler

'Pulse-pounding, page-turning, absolutely can't put it down.'
Lisa Gardner

THE OUTSTANDING THRILLER FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ERICA SPINDLER

What have readers been saying about Blood Vines?
'If you want a superb thriller this is the one to buy.' Amazon reviewer, 5*****
'Ms Spindler is up there with the best.' Amazon reviewer, 5*****
'Fantastic characters and a twisty turny storyline!' Amazon reviewer, 5*****

Perfect for fans of Karin Slaughter and Karen Rose, Erica Spindler is master of classic crime fiction and the twist you won't see coming.

Alex Owens knows very little about her childhood or who she really is - her only family an absent, emotionally fragile mother. Alex has always felt something was missing and has spent most of her life searching for what that could be.

When an infant's remains are unearthed, Alex realises she has a connection to the case. Suddenly long-lost memories start flooding in, leading her back to a small town in California and to dark and terrifying nightmares that haunt her every waking moment.

Greeted with silence and suspicion, Alex is determined to get to the heart of a secret no one wants to see uncovered. As violent deaths and a series of pagan rituals terrify the tightly-knit community, Alex is forced to confront the terrible truth about a single night that changed her family's lives for ever...

Praise for Erica Spindler:
'Pulse-pounding, page-turning, absolutely can't put it down.' Lisa Gardner
'Neat, taut and written with panache that forces you to turn each page.' Daily Mail
'I can put Spindler on my growing list of favourite crime-fiction authors.' Evening Standard
'Has enough twists to keep you riveted right to the final page.' Image

• ISBN10: 0748115889
• ISBN13: 9780748115884
• Publish Date: 15 April 2010 (first published 2 March 2010)
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: GB
• Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
• Imprint: Sphere
• Edition: Digital original
• Format: eBook (EPUB)
• Pages: 416
• Language: English

Reviews

Spindler writes some great thrillers, and this one definitely didn't disappoint! It's hard to find authors that consistently grip the readers with new material and suspense but she delivers every time. This was the first (of many) books I have read by this author and so far it is also my favorite. I look forward to reading more of her work in the future and maybe even find a new favorite in the process.

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This book was merely okay. When the remains of a baby, long dead, are found in a vineyard, the mystery looks promising. How will it all connect to Alex and her mother? But what starts as promising eventually falls flat, because the characters never grow enough to carry it. Alex and Reed spend a lot of time in bed, but we don’t get much of an opportunity to see them in non-intimate situations. Their relationship in the book would have greatly benefited from some sexual tension and build-up. And, for me, too many pieces of the mystery didn’t hold together. It ended up a big jumble of events. I tend to run hot and cold on Spindler, and this one left me cold.