Blood In The Past, Jordanna East
Review By Aubrea Summer
I happened to luck out and pick up this novella when it was free, but I highly suggest you buy yourself a copy. I’m not normally a huge crime fiction fan, and before you chastise me, here is why. Most of the crime stories I read have either an underlying “mystery” which is blatantly obvious from the get and I don’t want to know what’s going to happen before I read it. Also, the characters in crime fiction have a tendency to lean towards the cliché, not believable as real people. That being said, I loved this story.
The story starts out with a girl, Jillian, who has a few issues. She is seeing a married man and is convinced he will change for her. You feel pity for this girl, but the author does a wonderful job of showing you why you shouldn’t and why a woman who makes this decision is bound to be subjected to the negative aspects. Jillian, however, gets more than she bargained for. I don’t want to give away details and spoil anything, but let’s just say revenge in her eyes is murder in the eyes of another.
Now, bring in Lyla. She is the daughter of the man Jillian was cheating with. The plot thickens. Lyla is bombarded with the tragedy of her mother’s death and left unsure as to whether or not it was really a suicide. She begins to blame her father, rightfully so, I might add, and decides to exact revenge. Lyla is the kind of character necessary to make crime fiction work. You understand and side with her because the author sends you delving so deeply into Lyla’s heart that you can’t help but root for her, even if what she’s doing isn’t “legal”.
Tie it all together with the third character, the son of the detective who lost his life trying to save Lyla’s father. He doesn’t understand why his dad made the choice to run into a burning building, but he desires to follow in his footsteps and pursue police work. Unbeknownst to him, the person responsible for the death of his father is the same doctor who he encounters in the hospital after his failed suicide attempt.
If I say more, it might ruin the plot twists for you, if I already haven’t. It was important to me to convey the connections because the best part of this book is the way the author binds them all together. You, as a reader, are privileged to all the details and the characters in the story are not. You watch it all unfold while they remain struggling to understand. It gives such a great perspective on why they do what they do.
I am excited to read the follow up, Blood In The Paint.
Jordanna East has a voice for storytelling that should be heard by any fiction fan. She weaves intricate webs for her readers to entangle themselves in and you will enjoy this book.
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