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Blood Sisters Kindle Edition

by Jim O'Shea (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

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Libby Meeker is seeing things.

The young Salt Lake City architect is experiencing visions of her twin sister, despite the fact that Melissa died mysteriously almost one year ago.

If that's not bad enough, a serial killer surfaces in northern Utah, and a series of bizarre clues lead Detective Troy Hunter to Libby...and unspeakable possibilities that begin to shatter her fragile world. Watch the trailer below: youtube.com/watch?v=_1U6U6lETfM&feature=youtu.beGet your copy of this 5 STAR rated thriller now!

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"This book had so much good creepiness to it while also having a great plot that I was able to read it in one, albeit long, sitting... I will certainly be recommending this gripping story to others with the knowledge that they will be as intrigued as I was by the writing and conclusion." —Jerrye Bell, Tell Me a Great Story

"Subtle biblical themes come across in the consequences to those who demonstrate unforgiveness and lack of faith, and all the visions of those said to be mentally ill prove instrumental to unraveling the mystery. Fans of Terri Blackstock will love this." —Publisher's Weekly

About the Author

Jim O’Shea is the author of two previous novels ("The Linen God" and "The Reluctant Disciple") and has focused his previous works on the complex relationship between science and faith. His third novel is a classic mystery/thriller with a twist in the tradition of James Patterson. Jim O’Shea is the author of two previous novels ("The Linen God" and "The Reluctant Disciple") and has focused his previous works on the complex relationship between science and faith. His third novel is a classic mystery/thriller with a twist in the tradition of James Patterson.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08563TFZV
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harbourlight Books (June 19, 2020)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ June 19, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3830 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 276 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1522302700

Best Sellers Rank: #2,915,244 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #7,928 in Christian Suspense
- #11,011 in Christian Mystery & Suspense Romance (Books)
- #13,678 in Christian Romance (Kindle Store)

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Jim is a graduate of the University of Missouri in Columbia and now spends his time crafting novels of suspense, several tackling the complex relationship between science and faith...and each designed to take the reader places he or she may not have previously considered.

His debut novel, "The Linen God", has been called "a wonderfully engaging, page-turning thriller" by award winning Doug Peterson. "The Reluctant Disciple", was released in 2018 and is described as "fast moving" and "eerily prophetic" by award-winning author D.M. Webb. Jim's third novel, "Blood Sisters", is a classic whodunit murder mystery in the style of Agatha Christie and is available now at all major on-line retailers. "I, Witness" is an intriguing blend of espionage, leading-edge science, and Christian redemption, and should be available in 2021.

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Jack Bailey

Very entertaining.

Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2020

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This book is fantastic. It pulled me all the through chapter by chapter. I highly recommend checking this book out.

The author really scored on this one.

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Challice Neipp

So glad I went past my initial reaction!

Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2021

Whew! What an emotional roller coaster ride! This psychological thriller by Jim O’Shea, really engaged me once I got into the story. I admit that the first 50-100pages or so, I was ready to give up. It was hard to get into and the characters seemed younger than what they were suppose to be, and the overall writing just seemed amateur. I mention this because if I had not agreed to read and review, I would have probably would have DNF’d it. But I am so glad I read through and continued on. Once the book got going, it was a thriller to be sure. There were a lot of possibilities in my mind of who did it and why, but I appreciated that the author gave us enough clues and red herrings to make it a mystery enough to need to know what happened!

If you enjoy thrillers then I recommend this book. A couple things that are worth mentioning; this book does cover mental health, specifically bi-polar, in what I would consider authentic way. Many Christian books will intertwine faith elements as a way to explain why someone is suffering through it. The author did a good job in showing the fine line of having a medical condition and dealing with bi-polar on a faith level. Our main character, while a PK (preacher’s kid) has put God on the back burner since the death of her sister. While there are faith elements in here, and plays a part of our story, it isn’t infused with religious talk. Something else to be aware of is that we also have Native American beliefs woven throughout the story. I wasn’t sure where the author was going to put it, but it was handled well!

4 Stars!

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Great Read you won't be disappointed

Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2020

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Nothing But the Blood

Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2020

This is one of those books that, had my schedule permitted, I would have read straight through in one sitting. It is unsettling and intense, the epitome of a psychological thriller, and of all the books that I have reviewed, this is probably the most frightening. Suffice it to say I would not read this one while home alone! I vacillated between a rating of 4 or 5 stars, eventually settling on the latter for several reasons, one being that I have always enjoyed this genre and seem to encounter it rather seldomly in Christian fiction. I also, as aforementioned, wanted to be able to read this from cover to cover all at one time because it is honestly that absorbing, with zero slow points in the story.

Jim O’Shea has certainly written a memorable suspense novel with “Blood Sisters”! Usually I figure out whodunit early on, and while I had various suspicions, I give the author kudos for pulling off the surprise twist at the end. That is the quintessential element of the genre, yet all too often I find that, for me at least, I am not very surprised when I get to the denouement. On the surface, Libby Meeker is an ordinary woman, working as an architect and spending time with her aging parents. However, the family is still healing from the passing of Libby’s twin, Melissa, one year prior. At least, they’re trying to: “Although her memories remained remarkably vivid for a long time after the tragedy, they had faded somewhat in recent months—until an innocent remark from a stranger opened the eyes of a dead woman.” And so begins an escalating series of events that seem to point to either a ghost or insanity or both.

Overall, this novel exceeded my expectations and absolutely had me looking over my shoulder at particularly chilling moments, and I would recommend it to mature readers interested in clean but dramatic psychological suspense. There are a few things that bothered me, such as not having resolution for a certain character whose history is mentioned as troubled and what I perceived as a lack of metanoia on Libby’s part. I may be off-base here, and would appreciate the thoughts of anyone else who has read the book. To me, it did not seem that Libby changed much throughout the story; “Blood Sisters” is billed as a Christian book, published under a Christian imprint, and while I can recognize the religious elements in the novel, I am not sure that I would automatically recognize it as a Christian novel aside from the devotional at the end of the narrative. Mostly, I feel this way because Libby says that she is not sure whether or not God exists, and I did not really see significant change in her actions or beliefs by the end. Nevertheless, I found this novel to be well-executed and compelling, and it somewhat changes how I always thought it would be so neat to be a twin!

I received a complimentary copy of this book through Celebrate Lit and was not required to post a favorable review. All opinions are my own.

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Read with the lights on!!!!

Reviewed in the United States on June 22, 2020

Blood Sisters was an interesting read that kept me engaged throughout the entire book. I will say that I do not consider it a Christian book. The heroine's father was a pastor, and there were pages from the Bible left at a crime scene. Those are the only real links to Christianity that I can find. However, this did not in anyway take away from the book, and may be preferred to those who don't like overt Christian messages in their reading.

I read a lot of mysteries, and I thought I figured out what was going on about halfway through the book, but I couldn't figure out the how. The great thing about Mr. O'Shea's writing is that even though I thought I knew, he had me second guessing myself almost until the end. I did think that the romance element was kind of disjointed and rushed. It could have been just hinted at or left out all together.

Be aware that some of the scenes can be scary to some. There is no sex or bad language, but there is drinking (wine) and smoking (the main detective is a smoker trying to quit). It's a murder mystery so there's descriptions of crime scenes, but for the most part it wasn't overly graphic (there was one that was almost over the line). Overall this was an enjoyable read.

I received an advanced reader copy. I wasn't required to leave a review. My opinion is 100% my own.

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