Distant Blood [Mass Market Paperback]

Jeff Abbott (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 30, 1996

Blood runs cold--especially in this family.
Thanks to a newfound connection with his natural father, librarian Jordan Poteet is suddenly a member of a rich Texas dynasty. But a series of poison-pen letters warns him to stay away from the Goertz family reunion on a Gulf Coast island.
He soon wishes he had, because his new kinfolk--four generations of them--are hiding secrets deep and dark enough to taint an entire bloodline. And an unexpected death makes it chillingly clear that the anonymous hate mail directed at Jordan isn't a joke. Ghosts of the violent past are walking. A murderer is on the move. And a terrible unfolding of tragedy has begun that will spare no one--not even Jordan himself. . . .

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Imagine Jordan Poteet's surprise when Bob Don Goertz?not the man he called "Daddy" for 30 years?turns out to be his father. In this fourth in the series that began with Do Unto Others, Jordy finds a passel of supremely dysfunctional new relatives disinclined to welcome their long-lost progeny. At the initial family dinner on aptly named Sangre Island off the Texas coast the patriarch's announcement that he is dying of brain cancer is followed by murders attempted and realized. After a strong start the story bogs down with Jordy's incessant soliloquies. Occasional zingers, a fine understanding of how relationships can suddenly change from godawful to wonderful, two exciting fights and some evocative descriptions barely hold their own against the heavy melodrama.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From the Inside Flap

Blood runs cold--especially in this family.
Thanks to a newfound connection with his natural father, librarian Jordan Poteet is suddenly a member of a rich Texas dynasty. But a series of poison-pen letters warns him to stay away from the Goertz family reunion on a Gulf Coast island.
He soon wishes he had, because his new kinfolk--four generations of them--are hiding secrets deep and dark enough to taint an entire bloodline. And an unexpected death makes it chillingly clear that the anonymous hate mail directed at Jordan isn't a joke. Ghosts of the violent past are walking. A murderer is on the move. And a terrible unfolding of tragedy has begun that will spare no one--not even Jordan himself. . . .

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 334 pages
• Publisher: Ballantine (September 30, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0345394704
• ISBN-13: 978-0345394705
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.6 x 6.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #362,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars DO WE GET A 5TH BOOK IN THIS SERIES???, October 27, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Distant Blood (Mass Market Paperback)

I just couldn't get enough of this Jordan Poteet series, and even though I was dissapointed that it seems to have ended with "Distant Blood"; I look forward to the next closet sleuth I'm sure Abbott will create. All four of his novels left me wanting MORE MORE MORE!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars As good as the first three!, December 31, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Distant Blood (Mass Market Paperback)

Every Jordy Poteet novel leaves me wanting more. I come from a Oklahoma/Arkansas family, and the speech patterns and family relationships are very familiar and comfortable to me. Why hasn't there been another book? Come on, I want to know what happens next! I'm getting homesick for Mirabeau, Texas.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best-yet in an excellent series, July 24, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Distant Blood (Mass Market Paperback)

Once started, Jeff Abbott's four Jordan Poteet novels are almost impossible to put down. They are extremely entertaining reading, with totally believable characters and plots. I love finding a new mystery series that's so good you ration your reading time and feel somewhat dismal until amazon.com announces the newest book. Come on Jeff....we're all waiting impatiently!!!