Greg Carver and his partner Ruth Lake have been chasing the Thorn
Killer for months. One night everything changes when Greg is shot in
his apartment. The last person to see him was Ruth, who takes the gun
along with all of his case files and leaves his apartment.
Why would Ruth take all of this? This really would screw up the crime
scene, but Ruth didn't seem to care. As Greg is rushed to the hospital,
Ruth starts checking all of the files trying to come up with some clues
as to who this killer really is.
There have been four girls that were murdered by the Thorn Killer. He
leaves his own tattoo work on his victims as his mark. There has to be
some meaning behind these tattoos. Ruth has been talking to all the
people that should be able to give her some clues. Most of the people
don't tell her the whole truth, leaving important information out.
While this is going on Greg is recovering in the hospital and is having a
hard time remember what really happened that night. Greg is having
some flashbacks but just can't put everything together. Also, a woman
that he was having a fling with is murdered. Most of the clues lead back
to Greg, but he swears that she was alive when he left. Could all these
murders have something in common?
Ashley Dyer writes a good mystery. However, I found that SPLINTER IN THE BLOOD did drag a
little in the middle. I did keep reading, but I feel it could have been a
little shorter. Other than that, I really never saw the ending of the book
playing out the way it did. Dyer keeps you on your toes, forcing you to
try to keep everything straight in your mind. This made things hard to
follow, especially with so many different characters. But, don't let this
stop you from reading this book. It all comes together in the end. For a
great summer mystery, pick up this book!
A propulsive debut suspense novel, filled with secrets,
nerve-jangling tension, perplexing mystery, and cold-
blooded murder, in which a police officer on the hunt for
a macabre serial killer is brutally attacked, and only
his partner knows the truth about what happened—and who
did it.
After months of hunting a cold-blooded murderer that the
press has dubbed the Thorn Killer, Detective Greg Carver
is shot in his own home. His trusted partner, Ruth Lake,
is alone with him. Yet instead of calling for help, she’s
rearranged the crime scene and wiped the room clean of
prints.
But Carver isn’t dead.
Awakening in the hospital, Carver has no memory of being
shot, but is certain that his assailant is the Thorn
Killer. Though there’s no evidence to support his claim,
Carver insists the attack is retaliation, an attempt to
scare the detective off the psychopath’s scent, because
he’s getting too close. Trapped in a hospital bed and
still very weak, Carver’s obsession grows. He’s desperate
to get back to work and finally nail the bastard, before
more innocent blood is spilled.
One person knows the truth and she’s not telling. She’s
also now leading the Thorn Killer investigation while
Carver recuperates. It doesn’t matter that Carver and the
rest of the force are counting on her, and that more
victims’ lives at stake. Ruth is keeping a deadly secret,
and she’ll cross every line—sacrificing her colleagues,
her career, and maybe even her own life—to keep it from
surfacing.
Utterly engrossing and filled with masterfully crafted
surprises, Splinter in the Blood is a propulsive roller-
coaster ride, filled with deception, nerve-jangling
tension, perplexing mystery, and cold-blooded murder.
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