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New York : Pinnacle Books/Kensington Pub., 2011.
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"The first time was easy. No one ever suspected the victim had been murdered. The crime long buried, the dark passions guiding the killer's hand are still alive. But the need for revenge cannot be denied. Only one person can stop the killing. Only one person can identify the killer. Only one person knows the face of death--is as close as the face in the mirror"--P. [4] of cover.
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LibraryThing member BookDivasReads
The reader is re-united with Detective Kendall Stark. She isn't working a current case at the beginning of this story but is simply involved in the periphery. Why? Kendall feels that an evil and devious high school classmate, Tori, is more involved than just being the innocent bystander in her
I enjoyed the intrigue and mayhem that is unveiled throughout this story. There are times when Kendall's investigation into the past and present seems to go off half-cocked but, trust me, it makes sense in the end. The theme that ties all of the little stories together seems to be what secrets are we all hiding and what lengths are we willing to go in order to protect those secrets. The characters might seem trite at first, good twin vs. evil twin, but Lainie, as the good twin, is not the perfect child or adult. She has her fair share of faults and weaknesses. However, Tori goes a long way in epitomizing the evil twin. She is so much more than a femme fatale, although she fits that role quite well. As the story unfolds, Tori becomes not only hated but reviled by the reader as well as the characters in the story. This feeling of camraderie with the characters is one of the things that makes Mr. Olsen's writings so unique, in my opinion. I've read all of his fiction works and enjoyed them all and Closer Than Blood was no exception. A well-written and well executed mystery that brings thrills and chills.
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husband's death. Tori's twin sister, Lainie is the proverbial good sister and she also feels that there is more to this story than meets the eye. Is this another instance of Tori getting away with murder...literally and figuratively speaking?I enjoyed the intrigue and mayhem that is unveiled throughout this story. There are times when Kendall's investigation into the past and present seems to go off half-cocked but, trust me, it makes sense in the end. The theme that ties all of the little stories together seems to be what secrets are we all hiding and what lengths are we willing to go in order to protect those secrets. The characters might seem trite at first, good twin vs. evil twin, but Lainie, as the good twin, is not the perfect child or adult. She has her fair share of faults and weaknesses. However, Tori goes a long way in epitomizing the evil twin. She is so much more than a femme fatale, although she fits that role quite well. As the story unfolds, Tori becomes not only hated but reviled by the reader as well as the characters in the story. This feeling of camraderie with the characters is one of the things that makes Mr. Olsen's writings so unique, in my opinion. I've read all of his fiction works and enjoyed them all and Closer Than Blood was no exception. A well-written and well executed mystery that brings thrills and chills.
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LibraryThing member sogamonk
Easy read as usual by G.Olsen. Predictable, but fast paced.
LibraryThing member chrissilu68
Very good read! Can't wait for his next one.
LibraryThing member bcrowl399
I don't like to read series out of order. I enjoyed the drama and the twists and turns. I might have enjoyed it a little more if I'd read the first book beforehand.
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418 p.; 18 inches
ISBN
0786020458 / 9780786020454