Blood Brother - J. A. Kerley

Blood Brother is a crime novel by J. A. Kerley which is part of the Carson Ryder series. Ryder is a homicide detective, who hides a secret; his brother Jeremy is a notorious murderer. When Jeremy escapes from prison and is connected to a series of killings, Ryder ends up on the case. But where will his loyalties lie, to the police and the public or to his brother? From the first couple of pages of the prologue, I was intrigued by this book and quickly found I couldn't put it down. The story, though not particularly original in parts, has some interesting ideas and the writer develops the mystery well. The relationship between Carson and Jeremy is especially ...  Read the complete review

When I first sw this in my local generic superstore, I was sorely tempted but refused to buy it because I had been stung before by mainstream thrillers pumped out to a mass market and invariably disappointing and didn't want a similar experience!! Even though it came recommended by one of my favourite authors, Micheal Marshall whom I have met and is a very pleasent author, still I resisted temptation...that is until somebody requested a swap on READITSWAPIT and this was one of the books on their swap list. The fourth in a series of novels of which, like the previous Dooyoo reviewer, I had never heard of, the book could just as well be a debut and the kick-off ...  Read the complete review

Blood Brother is one of the absolute best books I've read in a long time. It's not just brilliantly written but it's also one of the best original crime thriller storylines since Red Dragon. I got this as a Christmas present and Amazon are currently selling it for £3.49 which is half the usual RRP. Apparently this is the fourth book in a set of books by this author but I hadn't read anything by him before reading this one. Someone on the Amazon reviewer bit says that this book is written so that new readers to the series could easily start with this book, and I'd totally agree with that of course! What I really loved about this story was that it ...  Read the complete review