- MP3 CD: 200 pages
- Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks; MP3 Una edition (June 2007)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786170166
- ISBN-13: 978-0786170166
- Product Dimensions: 18.9 x 13.6 x 1.4 cm
- Shipping Weight: 68 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
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From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Kalla and Heald make a winning pair. Kalla is an ER doctor in his native Canada by day and a gifted thriller writer by night. Heald boasts an impressive résumé, reinforced here in the invaluable contribution he makes to this audio's excellence. Heald is best remembered as Hannibal Lector's worst nightmare in the film Silence of the Lambs and his recurring judicial role on TV's Boston Legal, but he also has more than 60 audio books to his credit. Heald's most impressive quality is the cool edge he gives his voice to differentiate between all the characters. Not to spoil the fun for any prospective listener, the blood and lies of the plot have to do with identical twins, someone coming back from the dead, a rare blood type being found at the scene of a double homicide and enough drugs to keep an ER running for a long time. Thriller fans are in for a smart, fast-moving and surprising ride.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.
From Booklist
Kalla, an emergency-room physician who started writing novels only recently, has quickly matured into a force to be reckoned with. His latest effort is his best yet, fast paced and smartly written. Ben Dafoe, an ER doctor, is shocked to find out that his former fiancee has been murdered. The killer got away but left behind blood evidence--it's a rare blood type that matches Ben's own. Suddenly he's the prime suspect, but Ben has another idea: maybe his twin brother, a drug addict who disappeared two years ago, isn't dead after all. To buy time to find his brother, Ben goes under the radar, taking a false name and staying one step ahead of the police while he tries to find a man everyone believes is dead. While similar in theme to The Fugitive, the novel springs several fresh surprises on the reader (including one whopping great shocker). Fans of the medically themed thrillers of Michael Palmer, Tess Gerritsen, or Leonard Goldberg will want to add Kalla to their list of must-read authors. David Pitt
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Just Enough Details to Heighten Ones Interest,
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This review is from: Blood Lies (Mass Market Paperback)
Ben Dafoe is a young emergency-room doctor and a crime consultant for the Seattle Police Department. His expertise is required at the scene of a savage stabbing; where he discovers one of the victims is his former fiancée, Emily Kenmore. In her bedroom is a single streak of blood caked on the wall. When the DNA from the sample matches Ben's, he becomes the prime suspect. Desperate to find out how this could have happened he is forced into hiding from authorities. Suspecting his identical twin brother, who has been missing and presume dead, Ben finds himself on his trail in Vancouver, Canada to see if there is a link. His journey leads to a deceitful web spun by the drug trade underworld.This novel is a riveting thriller with just enough medical forensic details to heighten ones imagination and interest. This is a well plotted , fast moving story of a suspect on the run driven to prove that he is innocent of a crime all done while avoiding the authorities. Of course this protagonist hits a ton of red herrings and unexpected twists during his adventure, one of which is finding the love of his life. The cast is fairly large; Kalla creates sympathetic characters and paints a clear picture of them, they are easily followed throughout a plausible scenario. A very entertaining read.
3.0 out of 5 stars
A Dark, Intelligent Story,
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This review is from: Blood Lies (Mass Market Paperback)
Emergency-room physician, Ben Dafoe, is horrified to learn that his former fianceé, Emily, has been brutally murdered. He's still trying to come to terms with his twin brother Aaron's death two years earlier, so Emily's murder is especially devastating. When evidence suggests that the blood found on the walls in Emily's bedroom is likely Ben's, he panics and leaves Seattle for Vancouver, British Columbia, where Aaron was last seen. Is his twin actually alive? Aaron and Emily were both drug users, and she was killed along with a known drug dealer. To make matters worse, an anonymous caller seems two steps ahead of Ben and eager to help the police catch him. As the story unfolds, a simple premise evolves into a much darker, more complex story.Author Daniel Kalla has written a gripping, intelligent mystery. Given that Kalla's an emergency room physician, the realistic medical scenes and patients Ben encounters isn't a surprise. I disliked the many italicized passages of back story that ran throughout the book, though. Three would have been fine, but there were at least twice that many and several could have been shorter. I also thought that Ben made some dumb choices for a man used to making sound, life-and-death decisions. On the other hand, how many of us would be capable of rational thinking if we were confused, grieving, and running for our lives?
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4.0 out of 5 stars (14 customer reviews) 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
"It just keeps getting more complicated.",
By E. Bukowsky "booklover10" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blood Lies (Hardcover)
In Daniel Kalla's "Blood Lies," a Seattle-based emergency room doctor named Ben Dafoe is suspected of butchering his ex-girlfriend, Emily Kenmore, and her drug dealer, Jason DiAngelo. Blood evidence at the scene ties Ben to the killings, even though he insists that he has done nothing wrong. Ben fears that his friend in the Seattle Police Department, Detective Helen Riddell, and her cynical partner, Richard Sutcliffe, are planning to place him under arrest for a crime that he did not commit. Another horrifying thought is that these killings are somehow related to the fate of Ben's identical twin brother, Aaron, who was an addict trying to kick the habit when he disappeared two years earlier. Aaron's body was never found, but everyone assumes that he is dead. Could Aaron have survived or even faked his own death in order to escape from his unsavory acquaintances? Since Aaron knew Emily, and both of them were involved with narcotics, Ben believes that their deaths must be connected. His only chance to clear his name and learn the truth is to conduct his own investigation.Assisting Ben are his cousin, Kyle Dafoe, and his beautiful colleague, Dr. Alex Lindquist, who is unhappily married and secretly attracted to Ben. Kyle and Alex act as Ben's sounding board, confidantes, and support system. Part of Ben's motivation for playing detective and risking his life is guilt, since he was the one who encouraged Aaron to get high in the first place. In addition, although he loved Emily very much, Ben called off their engagement, fearing that she would never be able to break free of her addictions. This novel adheres closely to the typical conventions of the genre: a hunky hero hustles to prove himself blameless by finding a criminal mastermind without the help of the authorities; a number of red herrings are thrown in to confuse the reader; the protagonist finds the love of his life, but inevitably obstacles arise that prevent the couple from being together. Finally, there is the surprise conclusion with its unexpected revelations (some of which are not terribly shocking). Kalla's writing is uneven and often heavy-handed, but the hospital scenes are exciting and the medical details have an air of authenticity. Although "Blood Lies" is far from an outstanding thriller, it has enough energy to provide a few hours of escapist entertainment. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Forensics and Details,
By Charlean Souligne - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blood Lies (Hardcover)
BLOOD LIESDaniel Kalla 9780765318329 Tom Doherty, 2007. This is a twisted book of clues and non-clues, of more than one perpetrator, and lots of misinformation. Dr. Benjamin Dafoe is sometimes called upon to assist the Seattle PD with suspicious deaths involving poisons. He is an ER doctor that would rather ride his bicycle 25 miles at a time than sit in a bar or in front of the TV. In the first part of the book, he is called to a former girlfriend's home where she and a man have been brutally murdered. As we follow the investigation, we can see how the Seattle police begin to suspect Dr. Ben. He lies, he omits information, and he is scared. His twin, Aaron had been killed two years before, but the body had never been recovered. So after finding Dr. Ben's blood type at the scene, investigators conclude he is guilty, but he suspects his brother is still alive and somehow killed these two people. Dr. Ben goes on the run to try to prove his brother is still alive; he escapes to Canada where Aaron had last been known to live. Throw in Alex, a female doctor friend, nothing romantic here, who only wants to help Ben, and a cousin dying of leukemia, a lawyer who may or may not have Ben's best interests in mind, drug dealers, a free clinic with some good people working there to help Ben, midnight whispered calls, relentless detectives, a smattering of clues, a jealous husband, and you have a page-turner that leaves you guessing up to the end. This was a fast-paced book and the combination of forensics, and gumshoe detecting as well, as the likeable hero make this a good read. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good Read,
By John Taylor - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blood Lies (Hardcover)
I am a stressed out 40-year old accountant who lives on the East Coast - far from the medical world of Daniel Kalla's Pacific Northwest. When I selected a book to read after the conclusion of a huge quarterly close, it was Blood Lies by Daniel Kalla. It took me two weeks to read, some reading during workouts, and lots just glued to the book. PROs: It's short, quick, fast, and doesn't take a long time to get to the point. CONs: It's short.
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