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Blood And Bone
From the "New York Times" bestselling author of the Victor Carl series comes a stunning stand-alone novel about a young man forced to confront the dark truths of his past
For a son, every funeral before his father's death is a rehearsal and every funeral thereafter is a memorial.
Kyle Byrne, the illegitimate son of a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, had to sneak
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Published
February 17th 2009
by Harperluxe
(first published 2001)
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PROTAGONIST: Kyle Byrne
SERIES: Standalone thriller
RATING: 1.5
Blood and Bone
by William Lashner
William Morrow
$24.95 (US); $26.95 (Can)
ISBN: 978-0-06-114348-9
February 2009
Hardcover
Thriller
REVIEWED BY: Maddy Van Hertbruggen
DUE DATE: 3/2/09
RATING: 1.5 quills
Some people can never come to terms with the past. They tend to float through life and not be engaged with the present. Their time and energy i...more
SERIES: Standalone thriller
RATING: 1.5
Blood and Bone
by William Lashner
William Morrow
$24.95 (US); $26.95 (Can)
ISBN: 978-0-06-114348-9
February 2009
Hardcover
Thriller
REVIEWED BY: Maddy Van Hertbruggen
DUE DATE: 3/2/09
RATING: 1.5 quills
Some people can never come to terms with the past. They tend to float through life and not be engaged with the present. Their time and energy i...more
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Kyle Byrne has led a rough life, some of it can be put directly on his shoulders adn some of it can be attributed to his childhood. His father, Liam, was a lawyer that tended to be on the shady side. He fathered Kyle but did not marry Kyle's mother. Liam did not participate in Kyle's upbringing, but his mother remainded loyal to Liam and Kyle up to love his father.
Kyle's mother dies and his father disappears, well he actually may be dead. At least thats what the death certificate...more
Kyle's mother dies and his father disappears, well he actually may be dead. At least thats what the death certificate...more
I had never read anything by William Lashner. I had heard of him and knew that he had been writing a series with a detective named Victor Carl in it but that's it. This was a surprisingly good book. A young boy named Kyle loses his father at the age of 12, however believes that he may be seeing him from time to time. Kyle's father was a lawyer and when his former law partner dies then the mystery starts. The twists and turns of this suspense mystery will keep you reading into the night. I was a ...more
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Recommends it for:
Desperate mystery readers only
Recommended to Mary JL by:
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This book was fast paced, easy, light reading. The two main detective characters---Detectives Ramirez and Henderson--were well drawn and I would enjoy reading more about them. That's the good part of this book.
The bad part of this book can be stated in two words---Kyle Bryne. The summary of the book given above refers to him as "amiable and handsome". I myself saw more of a shallow con-man charm than amiability.
And, a handsome loser is still a loser. Onl...more
The bad part of this book can be stated in two words---Kyle Bryne. The summary of the book given above refers to him as "amiable and handsome". I myself saw more of a shallow con-man charm than amiability.
And, a handsome loser is still a loser. Onl...more
Blood and Bone was an uninspired story starred by a couple of uninteresting and forgettable characters. The core idea of the book, the one that has to do with Kyle trying to unravel the mystery that involved his late father, was interesting but the way it was presented to readers was very subpar. Coupled with its sleep-inducing pace and at times maudlin tone, Blood and Bone was certainly not an engaging or memorable read.
I really wanted to give this 3.5 stars. What an interesting exploration of father-son relationships wrapped around an intriguing murder mystery. I hope that Kyle becomes a recurring Lashner character, because I can definitely envision adding him to Reacher and Ranger in my literary "crush" files.
I don't think it's a good sign that I just finished reading this book yesterday, and just now I had to read the plot summary to remember what it was about. I enjoyed reading it, but it didn't make much of an impression on me, apparently.
I finally made it through a William Lashner book. They seem to be pretty highly regarded by many. This one was decent, but never really grabbed me. May just need to get used to his writing style.
I thought this story had too much mystery about the characters without revealing who they were or what their motives were for stalking and/or tormenting the protagonist.
Lashner knows how to craft a great thriller. This was a new and I assume non recurring main character, but his Victor Carl series is also great fun.
Without doubt, Lasner's weakest effort. Very formulaic and, without Victor Carl, the book completely falls flat. If his next effort isn't MUCH better, I may never read a new Lashner book again. Sad, he was my favorite author 3 months agol.
Totally glad I got this from the library. Just a blah book overall. Don't regret reading it, kept me entertained, but would I keep this author at the back of mind for light summer reading? No.
Good book. Loved the characters and very good story line. Good mystery.
Not a Victor Carl novel but a well-written, interesting story
I normally like this author but this book was not his best.
I'm really enjoying this. I have thoroughly enjoyed each of his books that I've read. I will look for them all.
Read this one some time ago.
Fast reading and suspensful. Local author so it is fun reading about familiar land marks.
Interesting, however the print is so small, that it is almost uncomfortable to read, not sure if I will finish reading this
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William Lashner, a former Philadelphia lawyer, is a graduate of New York University Law School and the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. He has served as trial attorney in the Criminal Division of the United States Justice Department. He lives with his family outside of Philadelphia.
Under the pseudonym Tyler Knox he wrote the noir novel, Kockroach.
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Under the pseudonym Tyler Knox he wrote the noir novel, Kockroach.
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