Louisiana Blood: A Chandler Travis and Duke Lanoix mystery thriller.

by Mike Alexander Donald

Overview

Whilst recuperating from his injuries Detective CHANDLER TRAVIS works as an archivist at the New Scotland Yard Black Museum. When he gets a phone call from Louisiana Sheriff DUKE LANOIX, it seems his obsession with the identity of Jack The Ripper and his connection with it will finally be resolved.

Arriving in Louisiana he learns that Duke has unearthed five female corpses buried in a swamp for over a century. Their identities would appear to rewrite a hundred years of history surrounding the mysterious serial killer of 1888, JACK THE RIPPER and reveal a conspiracy stretching back more than a century. With the assistance of ROXIE, a beautiful computer analyst and environmental activist, along with brilliant coroner JONAS, the team begin to dig deeper.

When they come into conflict with Governor and Senator wannabe ROMAN BLACKBURN, it soon becomes clear that their investigation is unwelcome. When Duke's life is threatened and one of their witnesses is murdered they realise that Blackburn's controversial wetlands regeneration program hides a darker purpose.

When Roxie and her friends discover what Blackburn is really doing in the swamps, she is soon running for her life, only to end up trapped in the living nightmare that is Blackburn's murderous history. In a race against time and the unstable forces of nature itself, Chandler and Duke must overcome their deepest fears to save Roxie and destroy Blackburn's dynasty of corruption.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781916106512
Publisher:	Mike Donald
Publication date:	08/31/2019
Series:	A Chandler Travis and Duke Lanoix Mystery Thriller , #1
Pages:	424
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.94(d)

About the Author

BEFORE GOING FREELANCE to concentrate on his screenwriting ambitions, Mike Donald worked for the BBC as a sound mixer, wrote for comedy sketch shows, and developed sit-com ideas. Brought up in Scotland and England, he worked as a script analyst for gap finance company Aramid Capital, and has written many award-winning screenplays. Mike lives in Oxford with wife Dorrie and a power hungry Terrier named Bonny May Donald. Louisiana Blood is the first in a series.

Editorial Reviews

Louisiana Blood mixes genres in a truly original manner. One moment you're plunged into the grimy world of Jack the Rippers London streets, the next you're running for your life through burning swamps. It's a thriller, and a love story spanning two continents and time frames. The characters are beautifully fleshed out and you are immediately invested in them and rooting for them to bring down the evil Governor who, along with his ancestors lie at the heart of the Ripper conspiracy. A great read that draws you in and never let's go!

AMAZON REVIEW

Forget everything you know about Jack the Ripper – he never existed. His story was merely a shady cover-up cloaking one of the biggest conspiracies of the 19th century. Mike Donald’s story brilliantly blends the dank streets of Victorian London with the vibrancy and heat of the modern-day Louisiana swampland to craft a tale that is both thrilling and believable. Oil money, voodoo, murder, medical experiments and a world striding conspiracy all combine to make Louisiana Blood an epic mystery thriller wrapped in a shroud of alternate history, unlike anything you've ever read. PETER RYAN

I found it hard to put this book down and was instantly hooked from the start. The descriptions of the characters and places were so vivid and real and the story so cleverly interwoven across the two time periods. It is evident that the work has been thoroughly researched and this adds to the enjoyment when reading. This is a conspiracy theory that leaves you wondering! Can’t wait for the next work from Mike.

Could not put this book down, it was gripping from start to finish. Love the switch between history and present-day And the development of the characters throughout the book is excellent. I normally love a James Rollins book for its clever twists of science, history, and mystery & Mike Donald has created all this in his first novel. Fantastic. Can’t wait to read the next one.

A gripping thriller which flips effortlessly between two time periods to tell one magnificent story. It's The Ripper explained in a completely original way, and one which will keep you turning the pages until you've devoured the whole thing.

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