Old Blood by Karina Halle

Old Blood (Experiment in Terror, #5.5)

by Karina Halle

From her harrowing introduction in Darkhouse, the spectre known as 'Creepy Clown Lady' has been a constant fixture in Perry Palomino's life. But beyond the horrid makeup and piercing stare lies Pippa, a woman just like everyone else. Well, not quite.

When Perry discovered Pippa's message to her and Dex on the EVP recordings, she thought she'd heard the last of the old woman's mes­sage. She was wrong. In the novella Old Blood, Pippa relays the tale of her troubled and tortured past, revealing how an aspiring actress and loving mother fell into madness and how an unfathomable betrayal led to her untimely death. For Perry, the repercussions of her message are life-shattering.

Reviewed by Amanda on

4 of 5 stars

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Old Blood satisfies my inner (or not so inner?) information whore. Though this story is about Pippa, it sheds a lot of light on what happened/is happening/will likely happen to Perry. And Dex! We get a little information on Dex--information that he would probably not willingly share otherwise. This novella ties up some remaining threads in both Lying Season and On Demon Wings. Which was good. I like the tying of threads and this answered some questions I've had rolling around in my head about Perry and her abilities throughout the entire series thus far. *thumbs up*

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