{"id":317,"date":"2006-09-27T19:54:07","date_gmt":"2006-09-28T02:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/?p=317"},"modified":"2025-06-29T08:50:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T12:50:04","slug":"a-chill-in-the-blood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/klishis.com\/reading\/archives\/317","title":{"rendered":"A Chill in the Blood"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Chill in the Blood<\/em> (1998) P. N. Elrod<\/a><\/p>\n

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The best thing about A Chill in the Blood<\/em> is that it finishes the story arc started in Fire in the Blood<\/em>. Angela Paco and Vaughn Kyler are fighting for control of Chicago and Jack and Charles are caught between, with both gangs believing that Jack is the root of their problems.<\/p>\n

The other thing I liked was Shoe Coldfield. I like his character quite a bit, and we learned more about him in this book. However, we learn little about Charles, Bobbi hardly appears at all, and Jack is too busy spending his time thinking about how to get out of his situation to worry about his hypnotic powers.<\/p>\n

As far as the quality of the book, it was a fast read, and I found it hard to put down, but that was partially because I wanted to find out how everything turned out, in the hopes that we could move onto something else. I also thought that Angela Paco got off really easy, all things considered. In many ways she seems as bad as Kyler (and others) yet because she’s good looking, and looking out for her dad, her actions are more justified? <\/p>\n

But, as I said, the story arc is over. Angela Paco and Kyler are both taken care of, so we can finally go somewhere else. And I hope we do. Although it’ll be awhile before I find out. I’m taking a break from Jack Fleming, and hoping that when I come back, we’ll have returned to the single story arc books.
\nRating: 6\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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