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Blood Work Paperback – July 1, 2002

by Michael Connelly (Author)
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New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly presents his most ambitious, most gripping achievement to date--a novel of masterly suspense and righteous obsession that will never let you go.
When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister Gloria was murdered, it leaves Terry no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau--as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth.
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  1. Print length
    480 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Grand Central Publishing
  4. Publication date
    July 1, 2002
  5. Dimensions
    5.25 x 1 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0446690449
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0446690447
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Michael Connelly is a former journalist and has won every major prize for crime fiction. He lives in Florida.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grand Central Publishing (July 1, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 480 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0446690449
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0446690447
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.1 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.25 x 1 x 8 inches
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Michael Connelly is the bestselling author of more than thirty novels and one work of nonfiction. With over eighty-five million copies of his books sold worldwide and translated into forty-five foreign languages, he is one of the most successful writers working today. A former newspaper reporter who worked the crime beat at the Los Angeles Times and the Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Connelly has won numerous awards for his journalism and his fiction. His very first novel, The Black Echo, won the prestigious Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best First Novel in 1992. In 2002, Clint Eastwood directed and starred in the movie adaptation of Connelly's 1998 novel, Blood Work. In March 2011, the movie adaptation of his #1 bestselling novel, The Lincoln Lawyer, hit theaters worldwide starring Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller. His most recent New York Times bestsellers include Desert Star (2022), The Dark Hours (2021), The Law Of Innocence (2020), Fair Warning (2020), and The Night Fire (2019). Michael is the executive producer of Bosch and Bosch: Legacy, Amazon Studios original drama series based on his bestselling character Harry Bosch, starring Titus Welliver and streaming on Amazon Prime/Amazon Freevee. He is the executive producer of The Lincoln Lawyer, streaming on Netflix, starring Manuel Garcia-Rulfo. He is also the executive producer of the documentary films, "Sound Of Redemption: The Frank Morgan Story' and 'Tales Of the American.' He spends his time in California and Florida.

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"Blood Work" - that's what Terrell McCaleb used to call his job at the FBI. Until a heart condition forced him to take early retirement, he headed all investigations of serial murders in the Los Angeles area. Now he is recovering from a heart transplant operation and leads a quiet life. But McCaleb's calm seas turn rough when a story in the L.A. Times brings him face-to-face with Graciela Rivers, a darkly intriguing woman who hooks him with the story of her sister's unsolved murder. Against doctor's orders and his own better judgement, McCaleb agrees to take up the case. Soon Terry is on the trail of a killer whose crimes are more baffling and horrifying than anything he has ever encountered. It's a mind-bending, breakneck case that leads McCaleb into the darkest place he's ever known, unsure whether he even wants to survive his own investigation.
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Corry Steiner
5.0 out of 5 stars great book
Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2024
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If you want a review of how great the delivery etc. was, then it was great. Haven't read the book yet but know it's another great one.
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Janice L. Peterson
4.0 out of 5 stars Kinda slow but……
Reviewed in the United States on September 4, 2023
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Started off a bit sluggish and a bit amateurish but the details of how a homicide is looked at and hopefully solved was very interesting. It pickup up midway thru as in, I can’t put this
down. Thought Connelly was going to disappoint me….NOT!!
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Elizabeth du Fresne
5.0 out of 5 stars Connelly is just Consistently Good
Reviewed in the United States on June 1, 2021
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I have a few writers I go to when I've read a couple of unsatisfactory books in a row. And he simply never disappoints. This was probably only a 4/4 1/2 star book of his, but I'm so grateful for his dependable talent that it leaped to 5 star! Our protagonist
Terry McCaleb has left the FBI after suffering an on job heart attack, a quickly deteriorating heart function and an heart transplant. He is quietly working on the boat he inherited from his dad, The Following Sea and taking his anti-rejection meds and trying to heal following his life-saving operation .He's contacted after an article in the LA Times.by the woman who has figured from the facts in the artical that he received the organ her sister Gloria had given up after being fatally shot in a convenience store robbery. And he feels the debt and cannot but agree to look into her sister's death. And a great reads follows that set up. With characters you care about, interesting procedural details and a completely satisfactory ending. The plot's not original but it's well done and your attention never flags.
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Denise
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!!
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2024
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Could not put this one down. Can't wait to read the next one. Mr. Connelly you have a true gift.
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George P. Wood
4.0 out of 5 stars First book in Michael Connelly's Terry McCaleb series
Reviewed in the United States on November 9, 2015
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When I purchased Blood Work online, I thought I was buying the sequel to Trunk Music. “The Also By Michael Connelly” page in the front matter of Trunk Music listed Connelly’s books by publication date, however, not by which character series they were part of. So, when Blood Work arrived, I was surprised to be reading about former FBI agent Terrell “Terry” McCaleb instead of LAPD detective Hieronymus “Harry” Bosch.

Surprised, but not disappointed. Blood Work is a good story in its own right (with an prospective reference to Michael Haller Jr. seven years before The Lincoln Lawyer was published). It follows McCaleb’s investigation into the murder of Gloria Rivers. At first, her murder appeared to be the random act of a convenience store robber. As McCaleb digs into the case at the request of Gloria’s sister Graciela, he uncovers a deeper, more sinister background to the case that hits a little too close to home.

Blood Work was not quite the page-turner other Connelly books have been, at least not in my opinion. That only means it took me a weekend to read it instead of a day. Connelly is a great storyteller and has become my favorite crime novelist.

I close with a piece of dialogue between McCaleb and his neighbor Buddy Lockridge. It describes perfectly why crime novels and murder mysteries are so popular:

[Lockridge:] “Good books are fast reads. You read crime novels?”

[McCaleb:] “Why would I want to read made-up stuff when I’ve seen the real stuff and can’t stand it?”

Buddy started the car. He had to turn the ignition twice before it kicked over.

“It’s a much different world. Everything is ordered, good and bad clearly defined, the bad guy always gets what he deserves, the hero shines, no loose ends. It’s a refreshing antidote to the real world.”

“Sounds boring.”

“No, it’s reassuring. Where to now?”

Reassurance that the good guys beat the bad guys in the end. That’s why I continue reading Michael Connelly. If you’re interested in other books involving Terry McCaleb, check out A Darkness More Than Night and The Narrows. And if you want to read Connelly’s Bosch books in proper order, make sure to check out his website.
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David Osterholt
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book
Reviewed in the United States on November 1, 2023
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I have been reading Michael Connelly books for many years and was surprised that I had not read the Terry McCaleb series. Looking forward to Book 2. This book had great characters and many twists and turns.
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P. Morris
3.0 out of 5 stars Okay, but not great
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2022
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Story was pretty good. McCaleb, as the protagonist, was not really in the same league as Mr. Connelly’s other lead characters. Near the end, I was “waiting” for the book to be finished. Decent read but didn’t truly engage me, the reader.
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Gladys Myers
5.0 out of 5 stars Really Good
Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2023
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I have read several of Michael Connelly’s books and enjoyed them all. Blood Work is different and especially good. I can’t wait to read Book 2 of the McCaleb series.
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steveoh
5.0 out of 5 stars Full Throttle Ride
Reviewed in Canada on April 2, 2024
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Great character development, you can feel a Terrys anguish and pain. A non stop adventure, almost got to have Micky Haller in it
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5.0 out of 5 stars M'a plu
Reviewed in France on March 22, 2024
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Excellent comme tous les romans de Michael Connelly.
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Bet Raistrick
5.0 out of 5 stars Bllod Work
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 4, 2024
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as expected
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Lawrence Applebaum
5.0 out of 5 stars Blood Work (Terry Mccaleb 1) (English Edition)
Reviewed in Germany on February 28, 2022
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Spannung!
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Grace
4.0 out of 5 stars CONSIGLIATO
Reviewed in Italy on November 5, 2019
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Consiglio il libro perchè di piacevole lettura, inglese scorrevole e trama abbastanza intelligente.
Solo 4 stelle perchè non molto intrigante (si immagina facilmente come prosegue) e non dei livelli di scrittura di S.King o semplicemente Agatha Christie .... Amo i gialli psicologici e con più suspence.
In ogni caso lo consiglio e mi riservo di leggere qualche altro libro di M.Connelly.
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