In Golden Blood (Violet Eyes)

by Stephen Woodworth

Book Overview

Natalie Lindstrom has a gift: the power to speak to the dead, to solve crimes by interviewing murder victims. But now Natalie wants to escape. Escape from the voices that fill her head. Escape from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0440242525
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Dell
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 6.9" x 0.9" x 4.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent series

I've loved every book in this series. Not a single book so far has been a let down

Each book in the series is better than the last!

Having read the first three of Stephen Woodworth's "Violet" books..I am completely addicted! Each book is better than the last. Woodworth deftly combines fact (Peruvian artifacts) with his chillingly fictional Violet storyline creating a suspenseful and imaginative thriller!

Once again, a wonderful book

After two excellent stories in the Violet series, "In Golden Blood" does not dissapoint. In reading the book, not once did I think "she wouldn't do that" or "that's not realistic or logical." This was one of those books that I found myself thinking "just another page...just to the end of the chapter..." and still finding myself reading at three in the morning. I bought the fourth book, and can't wait to read it.

Third Time's a Golden Charm

The highly anticipated third novel in the popular Violet series has finally arrived. It's definitely worth the wait. This time, Woodworth takes star dead-talker Natalie Lindstrom on a thrilling yet dangerous adventure. In this book, Natalie is still besieged by government intimidation, family problems, and growing money worries. A generous financial offer by a mysterious multi-millionaire leads her to accept a not-strictly-legal freelance assignment in the Peruvian Andes, channeling the dead to help locate a priceless centuries-old treasure. But all that glitters is not gold as ancient bitterness and present-day greed threaten Natalie, forcing her to make a choice that will change her forever. Reading In Golden Blood really is like going away on a trip to a dangerous country. This book is a change of pace from the previous two novels because it involves more adventure than murder mystery, but there is still murder, mayhem and action a-plenty. As with the previous Violet novels, Woodworth's trademark breathless style keeps the story fast moving, yet suspenseful. The result is a decadent treat-easily finished within a few hours, yet satisfying and thought provoking. Especially brilliant is the way Woodworth allows us to understand the character of Natalie Lindstrom-a woman who, despite her beauty and her natural gifts, is still vulnerable to the same temptations as ordinary people and is all the more likeable because of it. Highly recommended-you won't be disappointed!

strong supernatural thriller

In another age they would have been called witches or people possessed by demons but today through the use of the soul scan there is scientific proof that the souls of the dead inhabit the bodies of those who are alive. These people are called Violets because of the color of their eyes and because there are so few of them. The government of each country puts them under their "protection". Natalie Lindstrom, whose body is inhabited by the souls of those who were murdered, was allowed to testify in court, the spirits accusing their killer and the court accepted the evidence of each soul. Natalie, tired of death and dealing with killers, leave the North American Afterlife Communication Corps to become a freelancer but the NAACC blackballs her and she is unable to find work. She is so in debt she accepts a job offer by a man pretending to be Dr. Wilcox, an expert on the explorer Pizarro. Nathan Azure, his patron, flees her to the Andes in Peru so she can channel Pizarro and find out where he hid a cache of Inca treasure. While in Peru, Natalie catches on to their scheme and with the help of the spirit of the real Dr. Wilcox, devises a plan to escape and bring the fake Wilcox and Azure down. This supernatural thriller starts off at mach one and only moves faster giving the audience an exciting read with plenty of action scenes and a heroine one admires (because she quits an organization that wants to control her). Her courage, strength and decency make her an excellent role model that readers will care about. Stephen Woodworth makes the implausible seem very real. Harriet Klausner