Slowly, but surely working my way throught Michael Connelly. That sounds like I'm not enjoying them but, actually, I am, very much. As my daughter says, I have a fairly high "gore tolerance". And I guess I do-as long as it's fiction. I have no interest in true crime or slasher or horror. Also, I think I have it figured out that I like the after-the-fact trying to solve the puzzle and the relationships-work and personal. I don't like seeing the actual violence although showing and dealing with the aftermath doesn't bother me-CSI, House, ER (back when it was really a medical show and not a soap opera). I'm not sure what that says about me.

At any rate- Blood Work is pretty darn good. I was under the impression that Connelly only wrote one continuing character but that is obviously not true. This hero is Terell McCaleb, a retired FBI agent specializing in serial killers. He's retired because he has just had a heart transplant. The sister of the women whose heart he has has tracked him down and wants him to find her sister's killer-vehemently against doctor's orders.