Review: BLOOD WORK by Michael Connelly

5 Stars

I had the second in this series (A DARKNESS MORE THAN NIGHT) from the library, read the sample of BLOOD WORK (first in the Series) from Kindle, and was enraptured! So I purchased it, and my initial excitement continued.  Introducing a brand-new Series character, in a fascinating backdrop,  BLOOD WORK focuses on protagonist Terrell (Terry) McCaleb, Catalina Island native, former FBI profiler. Terry suffered a near-fatal cardiac arrest and eventually received a heart transplant. Now spending the rest of his recovered life on a heavy medication regimen,  Terry considers he has a second chance, and ponders his purpose. Then he is sought out by the sister of his heart donor, killed in a store robbery. As he eventually agrees to look into the case, he forms a friendship with a Sheriff's Deputy, becomes adversarial to an egotistical homicide Detective,  and uncovers a puzzle stretching back to earlier novels by this author.  In the process, Terry also uncovers his driving purpose.