Review & Giveaway: Blood Drama By Christopher Meeks

Teddyrose@1

12 years ago

Book Description:

Publisher: White Whiskers Press (June 15, 2013)
Category: Mystery/Thriller/Suspense, Crime Thriller
Tour Date: Mid May- Mid June, 2013
Available in: Print & eBook, 242 pages

Everyone has a bad day. Graduate student Ian Nash has lost his girlfriend in addition to being dropped from a Ph.D. program in theater at a Southern California university. When he stops at a local coffee shop in the lobby of a bank to apply for a job, the proverbial organic matter hits the fan. A gang of four robs the bank, and things get bloody. Ian is taken hostage by the robbers when the police show up. Now he has to save his life.

FBI Special Agent Aleece Medina’s analysis of the bloody bank heist drives her into the pursuit of a robbery gang headed by two women. She doesn’t anticipate how this robbery will pit her against both the bandits and the male higher-ups in the FBI while the media heats up during a giant manhunt.

The robbers are about to kill Ian, and all he has at hand is his knowledge of the stage.

My Thoughts:

This is the third book I have read of Christopher Meeks and consider myself a big fan of his work. The first two books of his that I read were, The Brightest Moon of the Century and Love At Absolute Zero. Both are literary fiction with some smart romance and biting humor. The characters in both are quirky. I love quirky characters and biting humor.

When Christopher told me about his new book, Blood Drama, I wasn’t sure what to expect. It a crime mystery thriller, not a genre I typically read. However, as a fan, I wanted to give it a try.

Blood Drama delivered! It is full of the quirky characters, I’ve come to expect from Meeks, especially the lead character, Ian Nash. It is fresh and has the biting humor I also expect from him. The book is well written and researched and flows well. It takes place in California, Minnesota, and Winnipeg. Since I grew up in Minnesota, I am familiar with all of the cities and some of the landmarks mentioned. I always find that a fun aspect of a book when I am so familiar with the location. I can certainly vouch for the authenticity of Meeks representation of Minnesota.

The crime/mystery is easy going and not heavy handed. IMO, the ending is pretty predictable but I enjoyed it despite that. With Blood Drama, Christopher Meeks has proved to me that he can successfully cross genres and still entertain. Highly recommended!

4.5/5

I received this book for my honest opinion.

About Christopher Meeks:

Christopher Meeks first published short fiction in a number of literary journals, and the stories are available in two collections, The Middle-Aged Man and the Sea and Months and Seasons. Recently, he’s focused on novels. The Brightest Moon of the Century is a story of a man who yearns for love and success, covering over thirty years—a tale that Marc Schuster of Small Press Reviews describes as “a great and truly humane novel in the tradition of Charles Dickens and John Irving.” His last novel, Love At Absolute Zero, is about a physicist who uses the tools of science to find his soul mate–and he has just three days. Critic Grady Harp calls the book “a gift.” The new novel, Blood Drama, has him edge into a thriller. Meeks also runs White Whisker Books and publishes four authors.

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Thanks to Christopher Meeks, one winner will receive a copy of Blood Drama. This giveaway is open internationally. If the winner live in Canada or the U.S. there is a choice of print or ebook. If the winner is international, s/he will receive an ebook. Please use Rafflecopter to enter.

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