Blood Money

Jessie Drake Mysteries #3

by Rochelle Majer Krich

Compelled to further investigate the seemingly open-and-shut case of an elderly man found dead in the woods, a victim who bore a Holocaust tattoo on his arm, Jessica Drake uncovers a series of murders in which Holocaust survivors have been targeted

Genres: Mystery

341 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1999

About the author

AKA: Rochelle Krich

Reviews

[Sep · Rating 5 out of 5]

Jessie Drake who has just discovered her Jewish heritage, investigates the death of a Holocaust surviver. Ironically, the man was the only one of his family to survive the camps. Mr. Pomerantz was healthy, had friends and led a happy life. Why had he come to Los Angeles from New York? And what got him killed when he got there?

Jessie has a challenging life. She and her ex-husband are cautiously dating. Her mother and she struggle.

Ms. Krich creates fascinating characters that I cannot forget and read to the last page to see how they do.

[Susan Dennis · Rating 5 out of 5]

LAPD Detective Jesse Drake is first on the scene when an elderly man is found dead on the golf course. She had a hard time convincing her superiors that it was even murder and then solving the crime is even more difficult. The clue is the numbers tattooed on the victim's arm. Krich has a wonderful compelling voice and gentle way of educating the reader. She is an Orthodox Jew and has an uncanny understanding of the non-Jew - what is confusing, what should be explained and how to do it. This makes everyone of her mysteries, great stories in their own right, even more interesting.

[Samantha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very very slow and laboured

[Viccy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Jessica Drake confronts the Holocaust

[Mom]

Fast reading mystery set in Los Angeles area; Det. Jessica Drake (A.K.A.Jessie James) interviews Holocaust servivors to solve mysterious death of elderly male Polish Jew from Brooklyn, NY found dead in Rancho Park. Meet Jessie's parents, sisters, boy friend/ex husband and Hebrew teacher. Share Jessie's experience when she lights Shabbos candles for the first time after learning that her own mother, Frances, is a survivor, not unlike Norman Pomerantz, the deceased.