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Blood Money

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I thought that The Master of Rain was brillant and Blood Money is close with Bradby's other works very good-excellent. I have always been a fan of fiction that doubles as a period piece and frankly find fascinating the subject period in history (1920's up to the stock market crash). One slight ding. As with any period piece there were a number real life persons, events and time sensitive lifestyle situations. While I do feel that a story can suffer from too much detail, re: Blood Money, I can see that someone with only a casual knowledge of the history would be living on Google! I still can't figure out what type of coin operated machine was in an apartment that required dimes?

It's unfortunate that this book is not widely distributed in the US. This is the best of Bradby's books, which are always interesting and take place in different settings. Blood Money is an excellent story during the stock market crash of 1929. It has a rich, well-developed set of characters that you can actually care about, a good plot with believable twists, and a satisfying conclusion. As a bonus, the book clearly portrays the politics, economics, and life in New York in depression times. I would recommend going out of your way to find an edition of this book.

Just an excellent read; very cinematic. Bradby's atmosphere and characters are so convincingly drawn you really see them. Lots of plot turns and secrets slowly revealed. If you like a good, smart murder mystery get this book. Being set againt the backdrop of the Stock Market Crash of '29 just adds to the building suspense - you know what's coming but you still feel the character's uncertainty in real time. Be prepared to hunker down, the pages fly. Perfect book for a winter's wknd.