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  • ISBN13: 9780756405038
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Fearing for his sanity, 450-year-old vampire Henry Fitzroy calls upon his sometime-lover and comrade, ex-cop Vicki Nelson, whose friend and former associate is in the middle of a murder investigation involving a museum mummy. Original.

Customer Reviews
Customer rating is 4 of 5  Blood Lines [Blood Series]   2009-07-07
By Carol Wildenberg
The book came quick and in good condition. I especially liked the cover reference to the Blood Ties T>V> Series
Customer rating is 1 of 5  This is going to be my last Vicki Nelson book   2009-04-16
By PollyWannaBook
This is going to be my last Vicki Nelson book. I didn't love the last
one either, but I decided to try one more. And I wish I hadn't.

Vicki and crew are up against a mummy this go around. I actually found
the basic plot to be interesting as the mummy sought to gather
followers for his god using magic and mine control. What I really
didn't like was Vicki and Henry.

I've struggled with finding Vicki likable in previous books, but this
time, she is an aggressive nightmare. She is so bossy and plain mean.
She swears as often as she breaths. Plus the fact that she sleeps
one night with Mike and the next with Henry without even a tiny pang
of conscience. Henry meanwhile is also sleeping with a boy who
prostitutes himself on the streets. Vicki doesn't seem to care about
this arrangement, as she is leaving Henry she passes the boy as he
arrives outside Henry's apartment about to 'burst his jeans in
excitement'. Even when she can 'smell sex on Henry' when Henry comes
to her.
This is all too ugly for me.

Sexual Content:
All sorts of sexual partnerships occur in this book but none are described.
Customer rating is 4 of 5  True Horror is Real Life   2009-03-07
By Tez Miller (Victoria, Australia)
True horror is real life, as evident in this third instalment of the Vicki Nelson series.

The staff members of the Royal Ontario Museum are thrilled to receive a mummy - only they report it as an empty sarcophagus and nothing more when the mummy disappears. But two mysterious deaths at the museum catch the eye of homicide detective Mike Celluci, private investigator Vicki Nelson and vampire Henry Fitzroy. Each time the mummy acquires a new soul for strength, the victims instantly die.

Like the other novels in this series, there is no mystery as the culprit is well and truly revealed to readers early on. It says a lot that the most horrific thing is that resembling the closest to real life: Vicki's experience in a Special Needs prison. Kind of makes you wonder that so-called 'horror' fiction is really something to distract readers from the true horror of life. That the author included this part is well worth applauding.

I particularly love the setting. So many books in the genre are American-based, which gets a bit same-old after a while, so Canada is a welcome change. From the Royal Ontario Museum to the CN Tower, Toronto is a city I'd love to read more about. And the mummy is unusual subject matter that will appeal to readers who are bored with vampires (and Henry, for that matter).
Customer rating is 5 of 5  The Priest Hunt   2008-10-04
By Arthur W. Jordin (Smyrna, GA USA)
Blood Lines (1993) is the third fantasy novel in the Blood series, following Blood Trail. In the previous volume, Vicki Nelson, Henry Fitzroy and Mike Celluci helped save the life of young Peter Heerkens. Then she thoroughly confused the crime scene and called in the firemen and the provincial police.

In this novel, Doctor Elias Rax is Curator of Egyptology of the Royal Ontario Museum. He acquires a sarcophagus from the Monclair family estate and has it carefully removed to the ROM. When it arrives, the entire Egyptology Department is waiting by the loading dock. They follow the crate as the preparators take it up to the workroom.

Doctor Rachael Shane is the assistant curator. She greets him at the loading dock and they start the process of opening the sarcophagus on the following day. Doris Percarich and the graduate students record the scene as Rax removes the seal. Then they slowly clear the mortar from around the lid. After that, the working day is done and they leave the stone box unopened.

Reid Ellis is a janitor in the ROM. He thoroughly enjoys his job, especially the Egyptology department. So he saves the Egyptology workroom for last. The next morning, his body is found there. He apparently died of a heart attack.

The next morning, the Egyptology staff resumed their task. After five hours of tedious effort, Doctor Rax becomes impatient and has the sarcophagus lid opened. The mummy lies thickly swathed in ancient linen. The corpse lacks a death mask and the features show in relief through the cloth.

The following day, the body of Doctor Rax is found in his workroom by a researcher. Apparently he has died of a heart attack. Still, two deaths in as many days are rather much. Mike Celluci and his partner investigate the case.

In this story, the ROM Egyptology staff declares that the sarcophagus was empty. Their minds have been wiped of knowledge about the mummy. The body has been revitalized by the two deaths and his mind has absorbed the memories of his victims.

The priest of Akhekh takes the name of Anwar Tawfik. He hasn't used his true name since the time of the first Pharaoh. By the time the priest of Thoth found and bound him, his true name was no longer known.

Tawfik's first task is to find worshippers for his god. His continued existence has kept his god alive, but more energy will be needed to allow Akhekh to thrive. He can sustain himself on the ka of his victims, but his god needs more.

Henry Fitzroy becomes aware of Tawfik through his dreams. Despite having not seen the sun for centuries, now he is dreaming of it. He gradually understands that he is tapping another's dreams.

Vicki is aware of the mummy case and then learns that Mike is assigned to it. She keeps abreast of the investigation. But then she personally witnesses the priest stripping an infant of his ka.

This tale takes Vicki, Mike and Henry through a hunt for an ancient god and his priest. Vicki encounters the priest several times without recognizing him. Then they learn of a big meeting with a special speaker.

The ancient priest has survived through magic and has other spells that he can use. His god gives him various powers to use as needed. Enjoy!

Highly recommended for Huff fans and for anyone else who enjoys tales of preternatural entities, police procedurals, and a bit of romance.

-Arthur W. Jordin
Customer rating is 5 of 5  Blood Ties   2008-08-18
By Edie D. Brumley (Madison, MS)
Loved the book! Ten times better than the series! Would have prefered the proofreader caught all the errors but can live with them just to have the story


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