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the_schaef's review against another edition
4.0
A lenghty book that is well written and fast paced. It involves psychological issues that are very difficult to deal with or explain, and provides a small window into the long term effects that these can have. This is interwoven into a murder mystery novel involving a serial killer, and a smart and resourceful heroin.
pivotpivotpivot's review against another edition
5.0
Fast paced book from beginning to end. You would never guess who the killer really is though. You think you know, and then something else happens in the book and you think it's someone else. Then something else changes and you think differently again. Then at the end, it's not what you thought at all. Great read, I highly recommend!
billymac1962's review against another edition
4.0
I can't find any faults with anything I've read by Greg Iles. They guy is so keyed in to observances on the human condition, his storylines are good, and his characters are very realistic.
In Blood Memory, he's back to the form he was in with Mortal Fear. Although I still feel the latter is by far his best, this one was still a very good read. Not so much because of the storyline, but it was the subject matter of childhood sexual abuse that carried the story along.
Obviously, this is a sensitive and difficult subject to present to a reader. Follow through with repercussions and effects on a victim, some of which I'll bet the average reader would never consider, and this can
become a harrowing read at times.
It shows that Iles has done extensive research for this novel. Anytime you can combine a fine read with a valued learning experience is certainly time well spent.
In Blood Memory, he's back to the form he was in with Mortal Fear. Although I still feel the latter is by far his best, this one was still a very good read. Not so much because of the storyline, but it was the subject matter of childhood sexual abuse that carried the story along.
Obviously, this is a sensitive and difficult subject to present to a reader. Follow through with repercussions and effects on a victim, some of which I'll bet the average reader would never consider, and this can
become a harrowing read at times.
It shows that Iles has done extensive research for this novel. Anytime you can combine a fine read with a valued learning experience is certainly time well spent.
susanbrooks's review against another edition
3.0
Bloody, satisfying, compulsively readable serial killer mystery.
everlaerian's review against another edition
4.0
I read Blood Memory about a decade ago. It was one of the first murder/ mystery novels I had read and it was interesting. I liked how agent Ferry tried to solve the murders and realized that she was one of the former victims (suppressed memories).
emreece's review against another edition
5.0
Just as with all of his books, this one was phenomenal. However, massive trigger warnings for sexual abuse/ child sexual abuse. It was so unbelievably hard to read at times, but I’m so glad that I pushed through.
lavoiture's review against another edition
3.0
Super long and just kind of ok. But I like Greg Iles, anyway.
labtracks's review against another edition
3.0
This author was recommended by a friend and shortly after I came across this book on a free shelf (funny how things like that happen). Well I of course picked it up and made it a priority to read. This was good. The story started well and kept my interest throughout. It was an "easy" read meaning I didn't have to put a lot of thought or concentration into staying with the story or understanding what was going on. I enjoy these types of authors for when I travel for these very reasons so I think I will be adding them to my short list of books I would bring on vacation.
novelesque_life's review against another edition
4.0
4 STARS
"Forensic expert "Cat" Ferry has a stellar reputation until a panic attack paralyzes her at a New Orleans murder scene. Praying the attack is a one-time event, she continues working, but when the same killer strikes again -- raising fears that a serial killer is at large -- Cat blacks out over the victim's mutilated corpse. Suspended from the FBI task force, Cat returns to her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to regroup. Though her colleagues know her as a world-class forensic odontologist, Cat lives a secret life. Plagued by nightmares, and deeply involved with a married homicide detective, Cat holds herself together with iron nerves and alcohol, using her work as a substitute for life. But her family's secluded antebellum estate provides no sanctuary. When some of Cat's forensic chemicals are spilled in her childhood bedroom, two bloody footprints are revealed. This discovery sets in motion a quest to piece together Cat's past -- buried memories that could tie her father's murder to the grisly deaths occurring in New Orleans in the present. For only by finding this remorseless killer can Cat save her sanity -- and her life." (From Amazon)
A gothic southern novel with dark themes but I still enjoyed the story.
"Forensic expert "Cat" Ferry has a stellar reputation until a panic attack paralyzes her at a New Orleans murder scene. Praying the attack is a one-time event, she continues working, but when the same killer strikes again -- raising fears that a serial killer is at large -- Cat blacks out over the victim's mutilated corpse. Suspended from the FBI task force, Cat returns to her hometown of Natchez, Mississippi, to regroup. Though her colleagues know her as a world-class forensic odontologist, Cat lives a secret life. Plagued by nightmares, and deeply involved with a married homicide detective, Cat holds herself together with iron nerves and alcohol, using her work as a substitute for life. But her family's secluded antebellum estate provides no sanctuary. When some of Cat's forensic chemicals are spilled in her childhood bedroom, two bloody footprints are revealed. This discovery sets in motion a quest to piece together Cat's past -- buried memories that could tie her father's murder to the grisly deaths occurring in New Orleans in the present. For only by finding this remorseless killer can Cat save her sanity -- and her life." (From Amazon)
A gothic southern novel with dark themes but I still enjoyed the story.