Bloodlines

by Dinah McCall

Book Overview

Bloodlines by Dinah McCall released on Mar 29, 2005 is available now for purchase. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0778321614
• ISBN13: 9780778321613
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Mira Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

the best

I love this author and own at least more then ten books by her but by far this was the best out of all the ones I have read. The ending was so much more then unexpected and shocking. I suggest this to anyone who likes her books or this type of writing.

She is such a gifted writer, I really get into her books!

In this one, a woman, Olivia Sealy, was kidnapped as a 2yr. old child, but returned. However in the process the kidnappers killed her parents, so she is raised by her grandfather who she's very close to, very devoted to. 25yrs. after the kidnapping a body is found. A child's body, inside a suitcase. The child appears to have a strange anomaly, a third thumb. And because Olivia's family also has this strange 3rd thumb when they are born(removed later) The baby is immediately linked to Olivia and the wealthy Sealy family. Also, to make things even stranger, the baby appears to have been killed 25yrs ago. Now the question seems to be, is the baby really the kidnapped Olivia Sealy, and the Olivia that has been reared under the watchful eye of her grandfather really a fake that the kidnappers claimed to be Olivia...? Or is the baby some other, perhaps an illigetimate baby of the Sealy clan...? Questions abound, and Trey, the detective on the case, is determined to get the answers. What no one knows however, is that Olivia and Trey once had a hot and heavy relationship back in high school. They were sweethearts once, and Olivia broke his heart when she was told by her grandfather to stop seeing Trey or else. She did as she was told, but she broke her own heart as well as Trey's when she walked out of his life... Now, he has to keep her safe, find the answers to the puzzle of Olivia's identity, and try and keep his hands to himself in the process-- which is damned hard, because Olivia as a young teen was pretty, but Olivia as a woman, is sexy as hell... See what I mean about this woman's writing?! Tami'sStories

Excellent Book!

I thought this was an excellent read. I finished it in a day and a half. The storyline was riveting and the story itself was quite a unique mystery. I also liked the love story that ran throughtout the mystery. I thought the main character was a bit dramatic at times, but still a very good character. This was an excellent read!!

Bloodlines

When past sins are uncovered, literally, a 25 year old secret and present truths threaten to shatter one family's fragile happiness. As an infant, Olivia Sealy was kidnapped. Though she was recovered safely, that event casts a lingering shadow on her life that comes to the light when a couple finds a suitcase with a baby buried inside it in their basement walls. Like Olivia before surgery to correct the problem, the child has an extra thumb and tests show that she is the same age as Olivia. Was the wrong baby returned? Is Olivia truly who she and all who love her think? All these questions become more than troubling rhetoric when a murderer seeks revenge. To keep Olvia safe, a man who once loved her must find out what really happened so long ago. **** With twists and turns worthy of Agatha Christie or Sherlock Holmes, Ms. McCall has gifted her readers with a thrilling mystery. Even without the romantic element, it would be a strong story as she keeps one step ahead of her audience in revealing the truth. ****

powerful thriller

Twenty-five years ago someone kidnapped two year old Olivia Sealy after murdering the child's parents. Her grieving wealthy grandfather Marcus hears nothing after dropping off the ransom money. However, two months later, Olivia is found at a mall; the police arrest Foster Lawrence, who picked up the ransom money. He spent the next twenty-fives years behind bars, but has just been freed. In Lake Texoma, Texas retiree Marshall Baldwin works on renovating a cottage he just bought when he drops a sledge hammer on the floorboard, which leads him to a hidden suitcase. Inside is the remains of a two year child buried for twenty-five years and having the second thumb that is a genetic trademark of all Sealys. Dallas homicide detective Trey Bonney investigates the toddler murder although Olivia was his high school girlfriend who dumped him. Olivia, who had the two thumbs, turns to him to help her learn the truth as to whether she is the real granddaughter and if not who is she. Readers will ponder until the end whether Olivia or the corpse in the suitcase is Marcus' granddaughter and who the one is that is not as both have the genetic trademark though Olivia's residual thumb was surgically removed once the dominant digit was affirmed. Though the climax seems too pat, this story line combines a strong police procedural, a fine second chance romance, and an identity mystery into a powerful thriller that will garner Dinah McCall new readers. Harriet Klausner