Search This Blog

Tuesday, July 30, 2013

HOUSE BLOOD

Author:  Mike Lawson
Buy this bookGenre:  Thriller
Pages:  Hardcover
Reviewer:  Virginia Armstrong
Ratings:  6 

Orson Mulray, CEO of Mulray Pharma, is intent on fame and fortune no matter the cost, even if it means human sacrifice.   Believing Dr. Simon Ballard has found the Holy Grail of medicine, he gives him the means to research on human guinea pigs by using the Warwick Foundation, a disaster relief organization, to provide the research subjects and also as a front to cover his crime.   

Fast forward two years.  Joe DeMarco is tasked to investigate a two-year-old murder case to appease the boss’s wife.   The mother of Brian Kincaid insists her son has been framed.  DeMarco plans on doing as little as possible, believing Kincaid to be guilty.  That is until his friend Emma becomes involves and insists he delve deeper. Soon, DeMarco and Emma find themselves embroiled in a deadly plot that covers third world countries as well as Washington, D.C., leaving victims falling like dominoes.

House blood chillingly brings to mind the lengths some will go for money and status, and how unsuspecting victims can be pulled into the deception.  Orson and his crew are written true to character as cold and emotionless villains out to get whatever they desire.  The story also shows how one small inquiry can bring the entire scheme tumbling down.  At first, DeMarco comes across lazy and unmotivated, but with the help of his friend Emma, gets the job done.  All in all, it’s a good read with murder, mayhem, greed and ultimately, the good guys winning in the end.

No comments:

Post a Comment