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short story is the second short story exclusive in the Sanguines
Series. The full length novel, Innocent Blood by James Rollins
and Rebecca Cantress, the second novel in the series, is scheduled
for a December 10, 2013 release from William Morrow, an imprint
of HarperCollins.
Arthur
Crane awakens to find a white orchid on the pillow next to
him and panics. During the 1960s, he was a reporter for the
Times of London, sent to San Francisco to expose the Orchid
Killer, a murderer who leaves an orchid for his victims before
he kills them. Five decades later, Arthur feels impending
doom, certain this symbolic flower forecasts his death. To
prevent it, Arthur knows he must find the killer, who is somehow
connected to his younger brother, Christian, who disappeared
years before.
In this
short story, the orchid is a symbol of death for Arthur for
many reasons, as it reminds Arthur of the flowers grown on
his family's estate in Cheshire, England, the place from which
his younger foster brother, Christian, vanished. Not true
brothers, but the blood brother with whom Arthur made a pact
following his mother's suicide. Arthur knows orchids are Christian's
favorite. Is Christian involved somehow in the murders?
Arthur,
a reserved character, will do anything to find his blood brother
and discover the truth, and risks his life and soul in the
process.
Blood
Brothers is woven like a fine tapestry in a plot that is both
appealing and frightening. The visual images are drawn with
masterful skill, creating a story that makes one long to read,
to feel, to enjoy. It's an amazing feat for a piece of literature
this short, and the inclusion of the first chapter of the
coming release, Innocent Blood by co-authors James Rollins
and Rebecca Cantrell, promises to be even more delightfully
thrilling.
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