Drawn in Blood

by Andrea Kane

Overview

The latest thriller by Kane reunites readers with FBI Special Agents Sloane Burbank and Derek Parker from "Twisted," as the Burbank family faces its deadliest threat yet.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780061236815
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	07/27/2010
Series:	Burbank and Parker , #2
Pages:	416
Product dimensions:	6.98(w) x 11.04(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Andrea Kane's groundbreaking romantic thriller, Run for Your Life, became an instant New York Times bestseller, paving the way for a series of smash hits featuring NYPD detective-turned-private investigator Pete "Monty" Montgomery, and now her current series features the dynamic FBI team of Special Agents Sloane Burbank and Derek Parker. With a worldwide following and novels published in sixteen countries, Kane is also the bestselling author of fourteen historical romances. She lives in New Jersey with her family, where she is learning new ways to sharpen her firearms and investigative skills like a true FBI special agent. Between target practices, she is researching and writing her next supercharged romantic thriller.

Editorial Reviews

Bestseller Kane's disappointing sequel to Twisted (2008) pays more attention to the romantic growing pains between FBI agent Sloane Burbank and her hunky former FBI colleague, Derek Parker, than the crime at hand. Dragon Head, boss of a Chinese triad, is targeting Sloane's father, Matthew, and his circle of friends in a years-old revenge plot that hinges on a stolen painting. Derek and his task force are already on the Dragon Head's scent for stateside crimes when Sloane's parents' Manhattan apartment is burglarized. Matthew privately hires Sloane to protect him while keeping the past hidden from the Feds and Derek. Despite a few incidents early on, the heart-racing action is relegated to Sloane and Derek's bedroom—and when the two aren't amorously engaged, they're arguing about who's hiding what from whom. They're not hiding anything from the reader, though: Kane tells us too much up front, and little is left for the big reveal. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

At the end of Kane’s earlier mystery, TWISTED, FBI agent Sloan Burbank was recovering from an injury and was hoping to get back to the Bureau and her former partner, Derek. In this follow-up, her father informs Sloan that her mother has been savagely beaten in the midst of a burglary of their Manhattan apartment. As the investigation begins, listeners suspect that the burglary is related to a murder Sloan's father witnessed many years earlier. Joyce Bean is skilled at portraying both genders, and her Asian accents are unimpeachable. Her voice is crisp and clear, and her pacing is near perfect. She tears through the story at a commendable but pleasant speed and is especially adept at the many amorous scenes between Sloan and Derek. A.L.H. © AudioFile 2010, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2010 - AudioFile