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Bloodline: An Edge of Your Seat Crime Thriller (The Manchester Murders) Kindle Edition

by Pamela Murray (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 242 ratings
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A dead undercover cop may have been hiding more than his true identity in this edgy mystery by the author of Murderland . . .

When a young boy discovers a body lying in a doorway, DI Burton and DS Fielding are called to the scene. Initially believing the dead man was homeless, the police are shocked to discover the true identity of the victim: a Detective Constable from London who was working undercover.

But when the DNA from the victim is linked to a cold case, Burton and Fielding find themselves looking into another unsolved murder. And as the case unfolds, the detectives are faced with untangling a web of lies . . .

Bloodline is the second in the acclaimed Manchester Murders series, but can also be read as a standalone novel.
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  3. Language
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  5. Publisher
    Bloodhound Books
  6. Publication date
    September 8, 2019
  7. File size
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About the Author

Pamela Murray is from the North East of England and has spent most of her life living in Boldon, a semi-rural village mid-way between Newcastle, Sunderland, and the coastal town of South Shields.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09C6M9QFB
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Bloodhound Books (September 8, 2019)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ September 8, 2019
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1901 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 242 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Secrets
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2020
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I liked this book just as much as the first one. I like reading about female officers and a little hint of romance thrown in.
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PattieCraft
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023
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This book is listed as book two in this series; however, I read book 1 first and it seems book two should be book one. I enjoyed this book more than the first book...it was not as slow and fragmented as book one. I am glad I read this book and plan to read the final installment in this series.. I am expecting book three to be even better.
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Avonna
5.0 out of 5 stars Another Great Addition to This Series!
Reviewed in the United States on September 12, 2019
BLOODLINE: an edge of your seat crime thriller by Pamela Murray is a new and exciting British police procedural featuring Detective Inspector Joe Burton and Detective Sergeant Sally Fielding. This is the second book in the series and can be easily read as a standalone. I will definitely be going back to read the first book, MURDERLAND.

A homeless man is found stabbed to death lying in a doorway. But something is not right. The police are shocked when they find out the homeless man was one of their own from London working undercover.

The fingerprints identify the slain office, but his DNA comes back linking him genetically to a cold case homicide. Now DI Burton has two homicides to investigate as DS Fielding goes undercover to follow the case that leads to the policeman’s death.

These cases are tied together with lies and deceit which the detectives must unravel before more people end up dead.
This book is an exciting page turner that hooked me right away. There are so many unanswered questions, deceptions, twists and turns. The main characters are likable and realistic. The two plots are intertwined and flow seamlessly from start to resolution.

I am very happy to have found this author and series now, when I only have one book to go back to read. I can highly recommend this British procedural/mystery!
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ABookwormWithWine
4.0 out of 5 stars Another unique crime novel from Pamela Murray!
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 5

Bloodline is another great crime novel from Pamela Murray featuring DI Burton and DS Fielding.

What it's about: When the body of a homeless man is found slouched in a doorway, Burton and Fielding are called to the scene. As they look into the case though, they find out this death is not what it seems, and the man's DNA is linked to an unsolved murder. Digging into the case ends up providing one surprise after another, can they figure out what is going on before someone else is dead?

Once again, Bloodline is super unique, both in format and writing style. Murray doesn't choose to focus on one POV, but multiple, and they are all throughout the book. I thought that it was even clearer in this book than Murderland so I can tell that she is honing her style in these crime novels as she goes. And of course, I loved both Burton and Fielding just as much as I did the last time.

There isn't anything I would consider gory in the book so if you are squeamish but like crime novels, this is a great one to check out. Bloodline is also book 2 to a series, but it seemed to be more of a prequel. It talked about a case that is mentioned a lot in Murderland (book 1), so when I was reading it it kind of felt like the series was out of order, which to me insinuates prequel.

The only thing that bothered me was that the end of this book had foreshadowing that had nothing to do with anything that happened in Murderland, nor did it mention the ending of what happened in that book and I would have liked it to tie in better in that respect.

Final Thought: If you are looking for a new crime series then look no further! I really like the characters and how quick these books are. Bloodline is around 202 pages and again took me less than 3 hours to read. Sometimes you just need a quick read, and I am definitely finding that in this series. The cases are interesting, overall it isn't gory, and it has just the amount of humor to make things not so heavy. Also, I don't think the books have to be read in order and you would be fine reading them as standalones. In other words, read Bloodline!

Thank you to the publisher for providing me with an advance review copy of this book, all opinions are my own.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Page Turner From First Page
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019
Many thanks to the author / Bloodhound Books for the digital copy of this crime thriller. Read and reviewed voluntarily, opinions expressed here are unbiased and entirely my own.

DI Burton and DS Fielding are called out to investigate upon learning that a homeless man had been found dead. Medical examiner says the man was stabbed multiple times. But there's something amiss with this body.

The ME does an autopsy and the victim just doesn't fit with a homeless person... very good teeth, the man was clean, clothes were not rags. It's when he's identified by his fingerprints that things get real interesting.

The victim is DC Alan Blackburn of Metropolitan Police in London. The homeless population had recently been targeted by unknown criminals offering them dubious employment. Did Blackburn stumble onto something related to this?

Then heaping more of the unknown, it is discovered that Blackburn was the son of a man who was murdered and then later found but never identified 30 years ago. So was this the reason for killing ... to keep a decades-old secret?

While two of Burton's teams start looking into Blackburn's history, Fielding and another colleague go undercover in the homeless community. They need to track down the criminal element as soon as possible.

This crime fiction has a lot of action ... two murder cases, age-old family secrets, drug runners, murder, deception. This is well-written with likeable characters. Burton and Fielding have been partnered for several years and always seem to be on the same page when solving crimes. This is the first time they have ever been separated in their work and neither of them are too happy. A page turner, this one kept me riveted to the story from the very first page.
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Flgirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Do not miss this mystery thriller with such a tangled web of intrigue
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2019
This was a book that drew me in immediately and I could not put it down. The twists, the turns and unexpected web that kept closing from all directions made this an outstanding read. The characters worked very well together while the story expanded and evolved. This left me wanting more and cannot wait for the next book. I truly am now sleep deprived after reading into the night.
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Mark
5.0 out of 5 stars Bloodline -
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2021
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This is the second book in the series I have read. As with the first one, the book fully focuses on the storyline with very little wandering off the plot, which I actually like. In some parts of the books the team find out information, but often the author does not reveal what has been found, which again build tension and you read faster hoping to find out what they have uncovered. The characters are likeable and it’s good that they all get on, which in many detective stories there is tension between the team. Also, the book has a proper ending, which ties everything up. However, the final page has obviously set up the next storyline for the next book. This book was better than the first, which I enjoyed. I would rate this one as a 5 out of 5.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Follow up story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 12, 2020
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A great follow up story in the Manchester murder series featuring Fielding and Burton. Although there are a number of subplots to the book they flow together to a great ending. A really enjoyable read.
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Pat Q
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant page turner!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 9, 2021
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Brilliant page turner, enjoyed it greatly. Highly recommended.
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Mrs Lillian Livingstone
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 14, 2019
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Excellent story line.Good interaction of characters.
Thoroughly enjoyed reading.unable to put down.Looking forward to reading more in the series of this authors books
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1.0 out of 5 stars Very odd style of writing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 18, 2019
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There were two plots in this book, but I did not find either of them all that interesting. It was also hard to get involved in the story because of the pedestrian writing: there were no descriptive passages and it was all very flat. The dialogue was weird: the police conversed with each other as though they were addressing a class of infants.

And this is another author who can't spell "minuscule": why don't editors pick up spelling mistakes? There were also Americanisms such as "gotten".
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