Bloodline

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Summary: A Tale that keeps you reading!
Review: This was a great, fast moving story that was difficult to put down. I've always wondered if they could catch the "Ripper". I thought that the author made the story almost believable. I usually can pick out the "culprit" in the story early on and with this one, I was 2/3 of the way through before it hit me. I highly recommend this book for a fast and easy read.

Rating:
Summary: Extremely disappointing
Review: While I am not familiar with other works by Ms. Jones, it seems like she's a romance writer not familiar with the workings of a mystery or a suspence novel. And though she may have done extensive research on the Ripper killings, her characters are severely lacking in common sense. Victoria Thomas is both physically and emotionally weak, and the sex scenes are intrusive and unnecessary. FBI and Scotland Yard protocol was ignored to the point of absurdity. The "present-day" murders were described more for their shock value than literary value. Finally, the identity of the modern murderer was painfully obvious; that Victoria couldn't identify him until the last minute is insulting to both the character and the reader.

This is neither the time nor place to debate whether Jones' assumption that J.K. Stephen was the 1888 Ripper is true(doubtful) but suffice to say this book is the most contrived "suspence" story I've found in an adult reading level.

Rating:
Summary: Mmm, what can I say..
Review: Yes, I do like the style of Jill Jones. I reads smoothly and it is obvious Ms. Jones has done a lot of research. BUT: although the main character, Victoria, is supposed to be an FBI agent she does not always show it. There are parts in the conversation that are quite stupid. Like when they are not able to find a certain suspect: Victoria suggests he could have taken the train to the mainland or oooohhhh, he could be using an ALIAS. As if Scotland Yard doesn't know these things!! Please Ms. Jones, we are Europeans, not stupid idiots. And what a profiler Victoria is: she keeps switching suspects and getting hunches. And doesn't the FBI have a basic training in which you are able to defend yourself??