Blood: A Susan Shader Novel

by Joseph Glass

Book Overview

In Blood, Joseph Glass has fashioned a relentless, masterly psychological drama that leads to a most unexpected and bone-chilling climax. And he has given us Susan Shader, a hauntingly appealing heroine we've definitely not seen the last of.

Dr. Susan Shader is the most fascinating -- and sexiest -- heroine to come along since Clarice Starling made her debut in "The Silence of the Lambs." Introduced in Joseph Glass's widely praised...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743242556
• ISBN13: 9780743242554
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 12 to 18 years
• Grade Range: Grade 7 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

BLOODY GOOD READ

This is certainly a graphic novel, and not for those with weak stomachs. With that aside, this second entry in the Susan Shader series (And I hope there are more to come!) is an excellent thriller, featuring the very interesting Susan Shader, and also her sidekick, David Gold, who is also an integral part of this series.This time we have two despicable killers, one that Shader thinks she's helped put away (early in the book), and then a serial killer called The Undertaker, who is as sick and bloody as they get.The book has several unsettling scenes, and you're never quite sure who the Undertaker is. The characters of Wendy Breckinridge and Tony Garza, as well as Scott Carpenter, are also great ones, although the fate of one of them is truly sad, and one has to wonder why Shader allowed it to happen...but it's realistic enough, and brings the book to a hair-raising close.A brilliant read.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

BLOOD

Excellent Book!! Both Eyes and Blood were hard to put down. I know Joseph Glass is a pseudonym for another author and I would love to read all of his/her books. I'm a big fan of serial killer type novels and this one ranks at the top.

Great book!

I have read both of the book by JG...I wish I could figure out his identity so I could read other books by him. This book was great with lots of twists. It was a bit gorry at times. I really enjoyed the book and I like the main character Susan.

blood

This is a great book. Better than the first one. (EYES) The characters are interesting and exciting. The plot moves and has plenty of surprises. My only question: Who is this guy?

Exceptionally well written! An awesome thriller!!

Joseph Glass has mastered control of the human endocrine system with "Blood: A Susan Shader Novel". Displaying perfect control, he deftly manipulates your adrenal gland with just the right amount of reserve...slowly building his plot with unexpected twists and excellent characterization. He knows just when to push the button to make you jump, and when to withhold to increase the dramatic tension. A follow-up to "Eyes", his first novel, this second effort far surpasses the first.Susan Shader returns in "Blood..." as the psychologist with an added gift...second sight. But this "gift" is more of a curse than a blessing for her. Although it helped to save her son in the first novel, it also was the reason several innocent people died. Clairvoyance, after all, is not an exact science. Ambiguous in its visions, it can be interpreted in many ways...and Shader knows that she must use it with extreme caution. She has learned to downplay it whenever possible and cringe when forced to rely on it for help. Unfortunately, a killer as surfaced in Chicago and is draining blood from his victims...the police confounded by a lack of usable information, forcing them to turn to Shader once again for help. Haunted by errors she made previously, she approaches this most recent case with definite trepidation and dismay...but also with a bit more determination to do right. Personal guilt is her most ferocious detractor...not to mention the numerous officials who would rather see her banished to some far corner of the earth before they would admit that her second sight even exists. It's this tension upon which Glass builds his story...effectively and powerfully. Giving Shader such derailing emotions, he creates a credible foundation on which his characters play out their drama.Although he follows nearly the identical format here as he did in his first book, Glass manages this time to fine tune it and create a hugely complex plot and a much more satisfying climax. His plot twists are more surprising, his characterization more detailed, and his story much more engrossing. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who likes being grabbed by their lapels and hurled into a great read. Otherwise, I think the Learning Channel is showing a rerun of the mating habits of South African bees.