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Spilled Blood

Written by: Brian Freeman
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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A taut thriller about two rural Minnesota towns locked in a deadly feud—and a teenage girl caught in the crossfire

Linked by the Spirit River, the two towns couldn't be more different: in affluent Barron, a powerful and secretive scientific research corporation enriches its residents, while downriver in blue-collar St. Croix, victims of that company's carcinogenic waste struggle to survive. The bad blood between the communities escalates into open warfare when the beautiful Ashlynn, daughter of the corporation's president, is found shot dead—and a St. Croix girl, Olivia Hawk, is accused of the crime. Reluctantly, Olivia's mother summons her estranged husband Christopher, a Minneapolis lawyer, to come defend his daughter. As Christopher struggles to unravel the mystery of Ashlynn's murder and save his own daughter, he uncovers some ugly truths that endanger the residents of both towns. And looming over everything are the chilling, apocalyptic threats from a murderous psychopath known only as Aquarius.

©2012 Brian Freeman (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Crime Legal Mystery Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction Thriller Law
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What the critics say

“This guy can tell a story.”

(Michael Connelly)

“Spilled Blood is everything a great suspense novel should be: gripping, shocking, and moving. Brian Freeman proves once again he’s a master of psychological suspense, as he layers one family’s crisis with an entire town’s drama, building to an epic crescendo of rage, revenge, and redemption.”

(Lisa Gardner, #1 New York Times bestselling author)

“Brian Freeman is, quite simply, a first-rate storyteller.”

(Nelson DeMille, New York Times bestselling author)

“Brian Freeman is emerging as one of our best dramatic storytellers, combining the pace of a DeMille with the plot twists of Preston and Child. Spilled Blood is the latest of his thrillers, with a small-town murder that takes so many turns that, in then end, no one can say ‘I knew it!’”

(Larry Schweikart, #1 New York Times bestselling author)

“Harrowing…Freeman ratchets up the suspense steadily, and then provides a cataclysmic ending.”

(Publishers Weekly)
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Engaged all the way... Worth the credit... Highly expend it... Nothing else to say.. Not sure why there is a limit

Great book

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entertaining story. easy to listen to. hard to figure that many monsters in a small town, but other than that well written

kept me listening

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This was a good mystery and decent story line must say I didn’t figure out the ending like I do with a lot of books

Novel

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The story starts a little slow but by chapter two you are hooked. So many twists and turns! The narrator is very good. He really becomes the characters. Just a pleasure. I was really sorry to have it end.

Excellent book!

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This one starts out slow. It’s long and complicated, but man, does it ever ramp up! By the time you understand what’s happening it’s charging along like a freight train.
Well worth a listen.

Wow!

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