Blood & Ink

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This debut pacy crime novel is for fans who love the crime genre, and novels about novels. US exchange student Hieronymous Beck is Professor Jack Griffen's biggest fan. Why else would he inveigle himself into the English Literature course that Jack is running, and why else would he devote so much time to chatting with Jack after hours about the anatomy of crime fiction, the roles of heroes and villains, and his favourite true crime book of all time, In Cold Blood But everything changes when Jack Griffen picks up a list of five templates to murder that has been written by Beck. The mild-mannered professor who has never incurred anything more than a parking fine suddenly finds himself in a deadly race to protect those he loves, as he is plunged into Hiero's crime writer's fantasy and the darkness of his student's heart.

Reviews

"Blood and Ink is a clever entertainment with heart and wit." -- Weekend Australian
"A cleverly crafted novel full of spine-tingling puzzles. I almost didnt read the last page because I didnt want it to end. Oh bliss, an epilogue!" -- Better Reading
"Fans of murder mysteries will love this. The twists come thick and fast, leaving you guessing right up until the climax. Also, fans of literature will enjoy the references to novels both classic and contemporary that pop up everywhere. Very enjoyable and hard to put down." -- Good Reading Magazine
"Suspenseful, witty and at times laconic in its delivery, this is an impressive first outing by Adams." -- Writing WA
"Blood & Ink is unlike any other crime novel that I have ever read It mucked about with my mind. It had me confused. But I couldnt stop flipping those pages." -- Amazon Review
"[Blood & Ink is] different in flavour to many other crime novels, while still planting itself firmly in the genre. Its well written, and well suited to the sort of evening when you have a couple of hours to curl up with a good book." -- Beauty and Lace

Author Bio

Brett Adams was raised in country Western Australia, and lives in Perth. He has a PhD in Computer Science that taught him to love puzzles, and a family who taught him to love stories (or vice versa). He writes fiction across a range of genres, and has been known to plant an easter egg or two.