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Jack McClure #3
Blood Trust
It was once said that you must trust and believe in people or life becomes impossible . . .
Alli Carson has been through her own personal hell. With her father, the President of the United States, recently dead and her mother in a coma from a terrible accident, she has poured herself into her training to become one of the best FBI agents at the Fearington Institute. Her inspiration and solace comes from the one man with whom she has ever felt a kinship, National Security Adviser, Jack McClure. But when Alli becomes the prime suspect in a murder at Fearington, a wide ranging investigation is triggered, involving local homicide detectives, the secret service, the FBI itself, and Alli’s own uncle, the billionaire lobbyist Henry Carson. And yet nothing is what it seems.
What follows is a treacherous journey that leads Jack and Alli into a complex web of lies and deceit. Using Jack’s unique gifts to see the through the labyrinth of manipulation, their investigation leads them into the dark heart of the international slave trade, tied to a powerful Albanian crime lord whose ability and influence in global terrorism grows with each day.
The two find themselves in the crosshairs of vast global enterprise, one that lurks in the shadows of power and has infiltrated Washington and their lives in ways neither of them could ever have imagined. And hidden deep among it all sits a terrifying criminal mastermind, someone fueled by a hatred that can never be quenched, and a mind that knows neither feeling nor mercy.
416 pages, Hardcover
First published May 10, 2011
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Eric Van Lustbader
166 books1,223 followersEric Van Lustbader was born and raised in Greenwich Village. He is the author of more than twenty-five best-selling novels, including The Ninja, in which he introduced Nicholas Linnear, one of modern fiction's most beloved and enduring heroes. The Ninja was sold to 20th CenturyFox, to be made into a major motion picture. His novels have been translated into over twenty languages.
Mr. Lustbader is a graduate of Columbia College, with a degree in Sociology. Before turning to writing full time, he enjoyed highly successful careers in the New York City public school system, where he holds licenses in both elementary and early childhood education, and in the music business, where he worked for Elektra Records and CBS Records, among other companies.
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Mr. Lustbader is a graduate of Columbia College, with a degree in Sociology. Before turning to writing full time, he enjoyed highly successful careers in the New York City public school system, where he holds licenses in both elementary and early childhood education, and in the music business, where he worked for Elektra Records and CBS Records, among other companies.
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August 17, 2012
Alli is a presidential daughter who is training to be an FBI agent. His tutor is Jack McClure who is the recurring character (leading man) of this Jack McClure (this being book #3) series. The novel opens with Alli together with another young lady, Neridona being chased by terrorist in an unnamed city in Middle East. Then when they see Neridona's mother, the old woman castigates her daughter for escaping the prison. That prologue is continued in the second to the last chapter of this book. The next chapter has his father, the US President receiving a call from the hospital that his wife, has just died. Then, in the third chapter, a young man Billy is found dead, apparently murdered, and Alli becomes the main suspect. Then rest of the novel is about finding out the truth about the death and it involves the high echelons of international world superpowers and emerging nations. Think of a small speck of imported golden dust blinding an elephant. That sort of way. It's just that I felt like the blind elephant.
The characters are definitely caricatures. However, the plot, its twists and turns are passable if not engaging. Quite unbelievable how these characters do what they do and think what they think in this novel. My first time to read about an American first daughter in the FBI and a US President talking to his dead daughter. This book is creepy and can make you wonder where the Oval Office is heading despite the fact that Monica Lewinsky has promised not to step on the White House floor again.
So, for that intricately woven plot, despite the outrageously unbelievable characters, I am rating this with 2 stars. It is still readable and can make you glued on your seat for an hour or two in a span of few days. Although in my case it took me almost 2 weeks to finish this book because there were just too many other books that interested me more. It is also nice to go back to the first genre that I got hooked into: cheap spy novels. I used to love this kind of book when I was young man. I still do. It feels like being young again. However, I think my brain is now wired differently from having read too many classics like Sherlock Holmes, James Joyce and Jose Rizal. Then I also happened to have read this side by side with Roberto Bolano and Samuel Beckett, so I think this just suffered in comparison.
But still it is not something that you would despise. It is okay.
The characters are definitely caricatures. However, the plot, its twists and turns are passable if not engaging. Quite unbelievable how these characters do what they do and think what they think in this novel. My first time to read about an American first daughter in the FBI and a US President talking to his dead daughter. This book is creepy and can make you wonder where the Oval Office is heading despite the fact that Monica Lewinsky has promised not to step on the White House floor again.
So, for that intricately woven plot, despite the outrageously unbelievable characters, I am rating this with 2 stars. It is still readable and can make you glued on your seat for an hour or two in a span of few days. Although in my case it took me almost 2 weeks to finish this book because there were just too many other books that interested me more. It is also nice to go back to the first genre that I got hooked into: cheap spy novels. I used to love this kind of book when I was young man. I still do. It feels like being young again. However, I think my brain is now wired differently from having read too many classics like Sherlock Holmes, James Joyce and Jose Rizal. Then I also happened to have read this side by side with Roberto Bolano and Samuel Beckett, so I think this just suffered in comparison.
But still it is not something that you would despise. It is okay.
November 10, 2011
A third outing for Jack MacLure and Alli Carson- well written, well researched, but main characters remain somewhat distant to me, hard to connect. Also- a bit too many characters with similiar traits- made for some confusion - overall - a pretty decent thriller - if you choose to read- VERY important to read the first two books in series as many references are made to it, and it is assumed readers are already aware of what transpired in debut book.
October 2, 2016
Allie Carson is the daughter of a deceased president who got herself admitted to the CIA agent training program Suddenly she is accused of murder and is on the run hunted by everyone other than her mentor. The two of them will have to uncover and expose a vast conspiracy in order to survive.
June 23, 2011
Released: May 2011
Blood Trust is the third book in the Jack McClure thriller series by Eric Van Lustbader.
Former first daughter Alli Carson is being framed for torturing and murdering her boyfriend after his body is found near the Fearington Institute, where Alli is studying to become an FBI agent. Since the President of the United States -- Alli's father -- and her mother have died recently as the result of a horrible car accident, Alli has nobody else to turn to but National Security Adviser Jack McClure, who has helped save Alli from dangerous situations in the past. As Alli and Jack investigate, they are led into the heart of an Albanian slave trade and learn that not all can be trusted, especially not even Alli's own uncle, Henry Carson. In a whirlwind of action and suspense, Alli and Jack fight side by side to make things right.
Despite how Blood Trust is advertised by the publisher, it definitely doesn't qualify as a "stand-alone" novel. To really connect with the characters and their history with each other, you would be better off reading the first two novels; First Daughter (2008) and Last Snow (2010). Just as in First Daughter, Jack continues to hear the voice of his dead daughter Emma, who jumps into his head at the most opportune times to point him in the right direction of his investigations. Oh yeah, and Emma also jumps into Alli's head as well, as the two were best friends before Emma's death. The plot is messy, over-the-top melodramatic, far-fetched, and well, for lack of a better word -- just plain cheesy.
I would recommend Blood Trust only to readers who have read First Daughterand Last Snow and genuinely enjoyed them. I wouldn't recommend this novel to fans of political thrillers in general because truly, there are much better novels out there to immerse yourself in.
Blood Trust is the third book in the Jack McClure thriller series by Eric Van Lustbader.
Former first daughter Alli Carson is being framed for torturing and murdering her boyfriend after his body is found near the Fearington Institute, where Alli is studying to become an FBI agent. Since the President of the United States -- Alli's father -- and her mother have died recently as the result of a horrible car accident, Alli has nobody else to turn to but National Security Adviser Jack McClure, who has helped save Alli from dangerous situations in the past. As Alli and Jack investigate, they are led into the heart of an Albanian slave trade and learn that not all can be trusted, especially not even Alli's own uncle, Henry Carson. In a whirlwind of action and suspense, Alli and Jack fight side by side to make things right.
Despite how Blood Trust is advertised by the publisher, it definitely doesn't qualify as a "stand-alone" novel. To really connect with the characters and their history with each other, you would be better off reading the first two novels; First Daughter (2008) and Last Snow (2010). Just as in First Daughter, Jack continues to hear the voice of his dead daughter Emma, who jumps into his head at the most opportune times to point him in the right direction of his investigations. Oh yeah, and Emma also jumps into Alli's head as well, as the two were best friends before Emma's death. The plot is messy, over-the-top melodramatic, far-fetched, and well, for lack of a better word -- just plain cheesy.
I would recommend Blood Trust only to readers who have read First Daughterand Last Snow and genuinely enjoyed them. I wouldn't recommend this novel to fans of political thrillers in general because truly, there are much better novels out there to immerse yourself in.
June 23, 2011
I have read several of Eric Van Lustbader's books and found this one sub-par in all areas. The plot was far too implausible to generate any suspense, the characters were thriller cliches, and the dialogue embarrassing. All of the characters--including the U.S. president, government officials, law enforcement types, captains of industry, terrorists and other assorted bad guys--use the "F" word as part of their everyday vocabulary. Van Lustbader must have been on a tight deadline when he wrote this. It's not very good.
February 17, 2018
Eric Van Lustbader has been a name at the top of the political and suspense thriller genre since his early 30s. He was selected by the Robert Ludlum estate to continue writing the adventures of Ludlum's super-assassin Jason Bourne following Ludlum's death in 2001, as well as to finish some of Ludlum's incomplete manuscripts.
Other than these novels, Van Lustbader has focused on stories with Eastern or martial arts themes, but in 2008 he began writing about U.S. ATF agent Jack McClure and his special relationship with President-elect Edward Carson and Carson's daughter Alli. Blood Trust is the third Carson-McClure novel and brings the pair into a secret operation against an Albanian crimelord heavily involved in human trafficking. Alli has been training to become a federal agent herself but faces a charge she murdered a man she had been casually dating. McClure must help her clear her name and uncover the origins of the plot, which will connect to the operation against the crimelord.
Reading Blood Trust, it's hard to see what the Ludlum estate saw in Van Lustbader that led them to say, "That's the guy for us!" Ludlum could be long winded and include one too many infodump speeches along the way in his stories, but it was almost always possible to know where the story was going and what was happening along the way. Pivotal characters appear in Blood Trust well after there's room for them, and others disappear just as suddenly. There are a least three nefarious plots rattling around inside the narrative that cross back and forth along each other beyond any ability to keep track. Both Jack and Alli have conversations with Emma, Jack's dead daughter -- it's hard to tell if they're projecting, hallucinating, daydreaming or really talking to a ghost. But not as hard as it is to care.
Original available here.
Other than these novels, Van Lustbader has focused on stories with Eastern or martial arts themes, but in 2008 he began writing about U.S. ATF agent Jack McClure and his special relationship with President-elect Edward Carson and Carson's daughter Alli. Blood Trust is the third Carson-McClure novel and brings the pair into a secret operation against an Albanian crimelord heavily involved in human trafficking. Alli has been training to become a federal agent herself but faces a charge she murdered a man she had been casually dating. McClure must help her clear her name and uncover the origins of the plot, which will connect to the operation against the crimelord.
Reading Blood Trust, it's hard to see what the Ludlum estate saw in Van Lustbader that led them to say, "That's the guy for us!" Ludlum could be long winded and include one too many infodump speeches along the way in his stories, but it was almost always possible to know where the story was going and what was happening along the way. Pivotal characters appear in Blood Trust well after there's room for them, and others disappear just as suddenly. There are a least three nefarious plots rattling around inside the narrative that cross back and forth along each other beyond any ability to keep track. Both Jack and Alli have conversations with Emma, Jack's dead daughter -- it's hard to tell if they're projecting, hallucinating, daydreaming or really talking to a ghost. But not as hard as it is to care.
Original available here.
May 1, 2011
I received this book via a Goodreads giveaway. My motivation for entering the contest for this book is my grandfather. He reads as much as I do and we've always enjoyed talking about what we're reading. I plan to give this book to him since I know he's a big Lustbader fan. Before I hand it over though I thought I'd give it a try. Immediately I was at a disadvantage since I've not read other books in the series. I didn't have history with all of the characters although it was clear they had a lot of history with each other. Although that's an issue it's not a deal breaker. I've jumped into other series and been able to pick up on the backstory with no problem. Unfortunately though I never clicked with this book. The action was good and I found some of the characters interesting but I never felt any intensity as things should have ramped up. At times the writing seemed clunky and awkward which interfered with the flow of the plot. I don't think I ever found out what motivated some of the characters to work with the bad guys and even more important I never really connected with any of the main characters. Although I enjoyed Alli's tenacity and toughness I never got invested in whether she lived or died. I had hoped that this book would draw me in and make me want to go back to the first books in the series but it actually turned me off them completely.
April 20, 2016
When I picked this book up I thought it was a standalone novel so my opinion is kind of skewed by the fact that once I got past the first few pages I realised there had been two previous books featuring Alli and Jack. So the cast of characters went way above my head, along with all the double/triple and quadruple crossing by corrupt Secret Service agents, assassins masquerading as cops, people traffickers, drug runners and gun smugglers. Not too mention Alli, who was the First Daughter, and is now in training to be an FBI agent and Jack who's got a big brain and can work out lots of things. The rest of the characters are fairly thin, maybe because they were carry overs from previous books but I struggled to get my head round some of their motivations and exactly who was working for who and why. And did Alli really forgive Vera at the end? Or do I need to punish myself and read the next book in the series to find out it's another double-cross.
So my confusion tainted some of the reading but so did the writing. I haven't read Van Lustbader for a long time and remember The Ninja as a top class thriller. I might have to go back and re-read it just to make sure he was as good a writer as I thought back then because Blood Trust is the written version of painting by numbers. I'm being generous and giving Blood Trust an extra star to make up for not knowing what was going on.
So my confusion tainted some of the reading but so did the writing. I haven't read Van Lustbader for a long time and remember The Ninja as a top class thriller. I might have to go back and re-read it just to make sure he was as good a writer as I thought back then because Blood Trust is the written version of painting by numbers. I'm being generous and giving Blood Trust an extra star to make up for not knowing what was going on.
April 2, 2020
I think I might have liked this more had I read the earlier books. This is Book 3 and on occasion I found myself confused about the histories of the characters.
The book started slow but once the action got underway it peaked my interest more. Even though it is an action-suspense, it didn't move very fast. The action would be broken up with several pages of a character's resume. Sometimes it was helpful but other times I just wanted to move forward.
I was unsatisfied with how it ended. There are seriously more questions in my mind that maybe get answered in a future book. Whether I read the other books is hard to predict.
I also find it hard to believe the daughter of a former US President would get herself embroiled in this sort of espionage, action, and adventure. But that skepticism is most likely a result of not having read the earlier books first.
I have only read one, maybe two Van Lustbader books and those were many years ago. I have not read his Bourne novels. His writing style can be thoughtful yet tedious at times. The story line was an interesting one although I wish I felt more satisfied at the end of it.
The book started slow but once the action got underway it peaked my interest more. Even though it is an action-suspense, it didn't move very fast. The action would be broken up with several pages of a character's resume. Sometimes it was helpful but other times I just wanted to move forward.
I was unsatisfied with how it ended. There are seriously more questions in my mind that maybe get answered in a future book. Whether I read the other books is hard to predict.
I also find it hard to believe the daughter of a former US President would get herself embroiled in this sort of espionage, action, and adventure. But that skepticism is most likely a result of not having read the earlier books first.
I have only read one, maybe two Van Lustbader books and those were many years ago. I have not read his Bourne novels. His writing style can be thoughtful yet tedious at times. The story line was an interesting one although I wish I felt more satisfied at the end of it.
February 9, 2017
Probably my favourite of the three Jack McClure books I've read so far. The first two novels were somewhat standalone to each other but this one brings everything all together and layers a few more stories into what we thought we knew from the other books in the series.
The supernatural aspect of the series is still present in this book but has definitely been toned down from the first two. I sometimes can't get away from its existence in the story.
The supernatural aspect of the series is still present in this book but has definitely been toned down from the first two. I sometimes can't get away from its existence in the story.
May 31, 2011
I received this book as a pre-publication advance copy through Goodreads. I am not usually a fan of this genre but I tried to be impartial.
Unfortunately I could not get past chapter three. None of the characters were sympathetic and the situations created were just plain nasty.
Having read many Nelson DeMille books, I thought I could do this. Mistake.
I'm sure there is an audience for this sort of book, but I'm not part of it.
Sorry Goodreads.
Unfortunately I could not get past chapter three. None of the characters were sympathetic and the situations created were just plain nasty.
Having read many Nelson DeMille books, I thought I could do this. Mistake.
I'm sure there is an audience for this sort of book, but I'm not part of it.
Sorry Goodreads.
October 12, 2018
Reads like a school child has been told to improve their writing by increasing use of similes. They were so frequent in the opening pages and often unnecessary that I ended up looking out for them and gave up on the book after the first two chapters. Perhaps not enough to give it an accurate star rating.
July 3, 2024
In "Blood Trust" by Eric Van Lustbader, Jack McClure, a former ATF agent, and Alli Carson, a brilliant and resourceful young woman, find themselves caught up in a tangled web of conspiracy, terrorism, and criminal activity. As they maneuver through this dangerous terrain, they uncover a sinister world of slave trading, prostitution, and corruption that not only endangers their lives but also threatens the very foundation of society.
Facing grave danger, Jack and Alli must utilize their skills and resources to outwit their adversaries and untangle the mysteries at the heart of the conspiracy. However, as the stakes rise, they come to realize that the true adversary may be closer than they suspect and that the reality is more chilling than they could have ever fathomed.
"Blood Trust" is an adrenaline-pumping, fast-paced thriller that delves into the shadowy realms of the world, where allegiance, trust, and deceit constantly come into play.
Facing grave danger, Jack and Alli must utilize their skills and resources to outwit their adversaries and untangle the mysteries at the heart of the conspiracy. However, as the stakes rise, they come to realize that the true adversary may be closer than they suspect and that the reality is more chilling than they could have ever fathomed.
"Blood Trust" is an adrenaline-pumping, fast-paced thriller that delves into the shadowy realms of the world, where allegiance, trust, and deceit constantly come into play.
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January 27, 2022
0 stars
Not surprised how terrible this book is,first of all the islamaphobia is spread through the full book why does it constantly say “Muslim terrorist”? You can be any race and still Muslim,furthermore what does it mean by”his aggressively Middle Eastern blood”. Also the the language of “habibi” was wrong when he said it to Caroline it’s supposed to be “habibti”.Lastly why does it say Islam has a flaw and no place in the modern and western place because of the terrorism,it’s just plain disrespect.
Not surprised how terrible this book is,first of all the islamaphobia is spread through the full book why does it constantly say “Muslim terrorist”? You can be any race and still Muslim,furthermore what does it mean by”his aggressively Middle Eastern blood”. Also the the language of “habibi” was wrong when he said it to Caroline it’s supposed to be “habibti”.Lastly why does it say Islam has a flaw and no place in the modern and western place because of the terrorism,it’s just plain disrespect.
May 27, 2018
Hmm. This was evidently part of a series and was hard to get into until I figured out the pieces. The author tried to make it a standalone novel by having the characters over-explain themselves, but that just came out sounding phony. Lots of action, but i couldn't work up a fondness for the characters.
August 7, 2017
fast paced and exciting
February 6, 2018
Many unanswered questions at the end.
November 21, 2018
Good suspense thriller that was hard to put down.
December 29, 2019
Jack McClure must stop a terrorist with help from Allie and Annaka the Russian assassin
July 17, 2020
Could have been a bit more researched on culture and geography
January 16, 2021
I liked everything except it jumped from one scene to another quite often.
April 14, 2021
Always a good read
June 13, 2023
Good, engaging plot. Dark disturbing themes.
November 25, 2024
See my review for book #1 in this series.
December 24, 2016
okay reaqd
January 1, 2012
Eric van Lustbader’s third installment in the Jack McClure series, Blood Trust is just as exciting and fast-paced as the first two books, if not quite as believable. It’s full of foreign locales, double agents, evil billionaires and hidden agendas – everything a spy novel needs! It also takes us deeper into the relationships between our key characters, primarily the relationship between McClure and former first daughter, Alli Carson, and the relationship between Carson and Jack’s dead daughter, Emma.
In the first book, First Daughter, Jack McClure is called in to prevent a catastrophe when the daughter of the President-Elect, Alli McClure, is kidnapped. In the second in the series, Last Snow, Jack and Alli team up in Eastern Europe to find a senator’s killer and derail a political plot that could be devastating for the US. Last Snow ends with huge twist that could potentially derail the series. Instead, Blood Trust uses the twist brilliantly, picking up on Alli and Jack’s lives as they have tried to move on.
Jack McClure is an odd sort of leading man. He was an ATF agent, but suffers from intense dyslexia, the sort of reading and comprehension problems that would seem to disqualify him from such a job. Instead, he has used his very different style of comprehension to his advantage, as it lets him see patterns and pathways most people don’t. He also talks to his dead daughter. It’s weird – rather like the Hamish character in A Lonely Death. She’s the voice of his guilt, but she’s also an active, observant character in the story.
I found this installment a little less believable than the last, with all of its conspiracies at the highest levels of the US government, unstoppable foreign dictators, etc., but plausibility is not high on my list of criteria for spy novels. I want action and adventure and plot twists and surprise turns of events and this certainly has all of that. Alli is in trouble and Jack is going to save her, no matter what it takes. There’s her billionaire uncle with surprising secrets and tendrils reaching into all sorts of nasty places. There’s Thate, the young man who is either their worst enemy…or their only hope. And there’s a not-so-surprising visit from an old frenemy, bringing surprises of its own.
I really enjoyed Blood Trust. I have enjoyed the skillful way that Lustbader moves the series forward, without leaving behind characters and threads of plot that started in earlier books. the story is over-the-top enough to make a great spy novel, but it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility. McClure is an interesting character, using what most people would consider a disability to his considerable advantage. I’m not sure how much I love the latest developments where Alli is concerned, but I am more than willing to give the author another book or two to see how they pan out.
In the first book, First Daughter, Jack McClure is called in to prevent a catastrophe when the daughter of the President-Elect, Alli McClure, is kidnapped. In the second in the series, Last Snow, Jack and Alli team up in Eastern Europe to find a senator’s killer and derail a political plot that could be devastating for the US. Last Snow ends with huge twist that could potentially derail the series. Instead, Blood Trust uses the twist brilliantly, picking up on Alli and Jack’s lives as they have tried to move on.
Jack McClure is an odd sort of leading man. He was an ATF agent, but suffers from intense dyslexia, the sort of reading and comprehension problems that would seem to disqualify him from such a job. Instead, he has used his very different style of comprehension to his advantage, as it lets him see patterns and pathways most people don’t. He also talks to his dead daughter. It’s weird – rather like the Hamish character in A Lonely Death. She’s the voice of his guilt, but she’s also an active, observant character in the story.
I found this installment a little less believable than the last, with all of its conspiracies at the highest levels of the US government, unstoppable foreign dictators, etc., but plausibility is not high on my list of criteria for spy novels. I want action and adventure and plot twists and surprise turns of events and this certainly has all of that. Alli is in trouble and Jack is going to save her, no matter what it takes. There’s her billionaire uncle with surprising secrets and tendrils reaching into all sorts of nasty places. There’s Thate, the young man who is either their worst enemy…or their only hope. And there’s a not-so-surprising visit from an old frenemy, bringing surprises of its own.
I really enjoyed Blood Trust. I have enjoyed the skillful way that Lustbader moves the series forward, without leaving behind characters and threads of plot that started in earlier books. the story is over-the-top enough to make a great spy novel, but it’s not completely out of the realm of possibility. McClure is an interesting character, using what most people would consider a disability to his considerable advantage. I’m not sure how much I love the latest developments where Alli is concerned, but I am more than willing to give the author another book or two to see how they pan out.
May 29, 2011
Blood Trust is the third geo-political thriller featuring Jack McClure and Alli Carson. In this story, Alli is now a recruit at Fearington in training to be an FBI agent while being mentored by Jack McClure, National Security Advisor. When Alli is accused of murder all hell breaks loose. She and many others feel she is being framed. Although her powerful billionarire uncle, Henry Holt Carson, insists he is looking out for her interests, his actions speak otherwise.
Dennis Paull, Jack's boss, gives him the assignment of eliminating a powerful kingpin of the Albanian mafia, Arian Xhafa. He's thought to be behind an international slave trade operation whose greedy tentacles reach around the globe and have definitely infiltrated the powerful people back in Washington, D.C.
Jack's ability to see the "big picture" is an enormous help to him in putting together pieces of any puzzle. He will need all his skills in this assignment as nothing is what it seems and almost no one is who or what they purport to be. Alli escapes her uncle's protective custody and accompanies Jack on his high speed chase around the globe leaving a trail of dead bodies in their wake both in Macedonia and back in the USA. Many risky encounters have Alli and Jack defending themselves over and over and their actions heighten the race to eliminate Arian before he eliminates them.
I read and reviewed Last Snow last year and truly enjoyed the book; so much in fact that I went on to read the previous book, First Daughter. Blood Trust has a lot of familiar characters in it but it is not really necessary to have read the former book as this one can stand alone. In Blood Trust, while I did enjoy the complicated twists and turns of the plot, it seemed to me there was a lot more gratuitous violence and offensive language than the previous book. After a while it became almost monotonous; "less is more" is an adage that can be applied in this case.
As for characters, I do like Jack McClure and find him to be a lot more believeable than Alli. She is given almost super hero capabilitites that did not ring true for me throughout the book. If you can suspend a little disbelief in her case and ignore the plethora of *F* bombs, then you will enjoy this thriller.
Disclosure: A review copy of Blood Trust was provided by Tor/Forge Books in exchange for my honest opinion of the book.
February 17, 2017
Dit boek was lastig te volgen en ik denk dat dat komt omdat ik delen 1-2 van deze reeks niet gelezen heb. Daardoor had ik problemen met relaties tussen bepaalde personen te begrijpen.
Dan is het meteen duidelijk dat dit boek niet echt als stand-alone in de reeks gelezen kan worden.
Alli Carso is, de dochter van de overleden president en volgt een opleiding aan de fbi academie. Daar wordt ze beschuldigd van een wrede moord op haar vriend. De broer van de overleden president en oom van Alli neemt haar onder zijn vleugels, zo gezegd ter bescherming, maar de vraag is wat zijn echte plannen zijn want zoveel beter is ze daar niet af.
Een vertrouweling van de overleden president, Jack McClure werkt bij de veiligheidsdienst en wordt naar Albanië gestuurd om een extreem geweldadige wapenhandelaar en crimineel op te sporen en tegen te houden. De man is uiteindelijk meer dan alleen wapenhandelaar.
Het was een beetje een verwarrend verhaal, waar naar andere verhaallijnen gesprongen werd, soms zonder witregel waardoor het lastig is te weten wie aan het woord is en waar je zit.
Dan is het meteen duidelijk dat dit boek niet echt als stand-alone in de reeks gelezen kan worden.
Alli Carso is, de dochter van de overleden president en volgt een opleiding aan de fbi academie. Daar wordt ze beschuldigd van een wrede moord op haar vriend. De broer van de overleden president en oom van Alli neemt haar onder zijn vleugels, zo gezegd ter bescherming, maar de vraag is wat zijn echte plannen zijn want zoveel beter is ze daar niet af.
Een vertrouweling van de overleden president, Jack McClure werkt bij de veiligheidsdienst en wordt naar Albanië gestuurd om een extreem geweldadige wapenhandelaar en crimineel op te sporen en tegen te houden. De man is uiteindelijk meer dan alleen wapenhandelaar.
Het was een beetje een verwarrend verhaal, waar naar andere verhaallijnen gesprongen werd, soms zonder witregel waardoor het lastig is te weten wie aan het woord is en waar je zit.
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