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Extended Family [Kindle Edition]

Patrick Kendrick
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Dr. Harmon Gettys is the perfect man: tall, dark, handsome, and brilliant. He’d seemingly be a catch for any woman—especially those who desire an apparently charmed offspring. But Gettys uses his seed for murder, to create a legacy of violence.

For Fire Marshal Greymon Gift, gruesome burn-related murders are nothing new. But a sudden spike in his jurisdiction has Gift on high alert. When an FBI investigation links multiple arson scenes to the deceased Dr. Gettys, Gift is pulled even deeper into a case that’s hot enough to start a conflagration. He knows that even if Gettys were alive, such an assortment of violent crimes could never be committed by just one man. So who is spreading these horrors from coast to coast?

Gift and FBI Agent Rose Cleary partner up to stop the growing number of savagely murdered victims, but can they uncover the truth before they wind up on the list of the dead? Extended Family offers a thrilling look into the heart of darkness. Horrifying and suspenseful, the novel explores the idea that evil can be passed like a torch from one generation to the next. As Gettys proved—and Gift is about to find out—sometimes all it takes is a spark to set the family tree ablaze.


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Starred Review
This remarkable novel spins subjects we've been hearing about lately: psychopaths, serial killers,
terrorists, and genetic tinkering. It contains some of the most gut-clutching murders in modern crime
fiction, one after the other, fascinating and repellant, like watching a rattler close in on a mouse. Hero
Greymon Gift has an unusual occupation: he's a fire marshal, applying detective methods to burn scenes.
The one he's investigating in the opening chapters goes strange: FBI agents swarm in, along with creepy
types, CIA or worse. The link seems to be a sperm-donor bank, and suddenly we're confronting evil as
something carried in the genes. Can it be manipulated, as with the Nazis' attempts to breed superwarriors?
This is the underpinning to the thrill-a-minute plot, carried along by vivid writing: "The sun was so bright
shadows could not exist." And also by a sinister conceit: we are not just victims of evil but often its
unknowing agents as well. There's a bit of Dexter here, without the fey humor. The colorful style is a
constant delight. And the undercurrents are unsettling. Put Kendrick on your must-read list, and move him
near the top of the pile.

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"Patrick Kendrick knows of what he writes (he spent 30 years in the fire service) and that's why this definite non-cozy chills you to the core. You just know Extended Family could be for real. It's a remarkable premise developed into this can't put down thriller by Kendrick's gifted prose." - Jeffrey Siger, author of The Andreas Kaldis Mystery Series

Product Details

  • File Size: 550 KB
  • Print Length: 371 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1612183107
  • Publisher: Thomas & Mercer (June 5, 2012)
  • Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B006OASHB4
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • X-Ray: Enabled
  • Lending: Enabled
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #17,550 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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If this is a bit too much for you to stomach, "Papa" is a little easier to handle. go mom 516  |  10 reviewers made a similar statement
Twists and turns, a romance and a twisted ending make for a delicious book. skrueger  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
The only thing terrible about this book is that it is true. S~  |  6 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
90 of 98 people found the following review helpful
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If being tipped off on some of the many, many ways people get murdered in this book will spoil it for you, then read no further. That being said, this book is all about murder. So much so it is as if the author wrote twenty or thirty or forty of the most gruesome murder scenarios he could possibly think of and then, as an afterthought, came up with some weak way to tie them all together and call it a book. I have never read anything quite like it.

What might you be in for if you try and read this shock effect driven drivel? Vivid descriptions of people burning alive, skinned alive, dismembered, sexually mutilated, tortured, beheaded, enucleated, shot, strangled with their own intestines, throats cut or crushed and I could go on. The violence is inflicted on men, women and animals. Victims include various nationalities and age groups from children to adults - even the disabled. And then the murderers start getting murdered. I kid you not.

The mystery and intrigue is minimal in Extended Family. The story line feels contrived and not well developed - more like an excuse for a gross out fest. After two hundred and fifty pages of this three hundred and fifty page book, I was so annoyed at slogging through all of the blood and gore and guts I finally gave up. I still resent the time I spent reading this trash. Extended Family is to literature what Texas Chainsaw massacre is to action films - only worse. I give it more than one star because the writing mechanics are decent, although there is a lot of awkward switching in and out of first person perspective.
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20 of 23 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars 4-Star Serial Killer Saga May 31, 2012
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What makes a serial killer a serial killer? Is it nature or nurture? Patrick Kendrick's take on the serial killer saga is a well-written book with a memorable main character and supporting cast as well. The story mixes in detective work, serial killer sprees, government agents, and a bit of genetic science and Kendrick balances everything out with aplomb. The only ingredient this book is missing, in my mind, is suspense. Due to the first person narrative, I never bought into any danger the main character was actually facing. That's my only quibble, but it's a big one.

Overall, this was enjoyable and I will eagerly read the sequel hinted at in the last few chapters.
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29 of 35 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed it, as a fan of... June 11, 2012
Format:Paperback
Enjoyed it, as a fan of the genre, the concept of a serial killer of serial killers is a great twist. The graphic nature did not disturb me, as a huge fan of Thomas Harris (Hanibal Lechter) and the Dexter series. If you can stomach that type of suspence, I highly recommend it for the summer!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT
TOO MUCH DEATH FOR ME, BUT I GUESS THAT IS WHAT SERIAL KILLERS DO.
POSSIBLE , BUT I HOPE UNLIKE LY.
Published 1 day ago by Randolph H. Neal
4.0 out of 5 stars Clever detective story.
Depicts the consequences of a diabolical plot to produce children that will grow up to be extremely dangerous and homocidal.
Published 1 day ago by Claire Cook
1.0 out of 5 stars Gore for Gore's sake
I bought this book by mistake so I was determined to finish it. I say don't waste your time. It is full of violence and Gore and not much else. Read more
Published 13 days ago by Linda Whitley
1.0 out of 5 stars Not my cup of tea
I selected this book as my free Prime book for the month of April. The prologue started out fine, but by the time I got to the end and read a couple of chapters I realized that... Read more
Published 17 days ago by James H. Green
5.0 out of 5 stars Didnt want it to end
I just finished reading this book and I have to say WOW. I really enjoy crime/serial killer/suspense novels and this one did not disappoint. Read more
Published 18 days ago by Lisa Sunter
3.0 out of 5 stars Good read...
Although I thought this book was a good read, at times I was left a little confused because there were too many characters to follow. Would recommend to a friend.
Published 18 days ago by April J
5.0 out of 5 stars Extended Family Kindle version is a great read.
This is my first Kindle book to purchase and at first it was confusing but I asked people how to read it and it and since then I have had not problems and love the book so far. Read more
Published 19 days ago by sophiesmom
1.0 out of 5 stars appalling and horrific for shock value
I couldn't stand to read beyond the first few chapters. "Sick" is probably the single best word with which it could be described. Read more
Published 23 days ago by bookreader
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Published 23 days ago by Elizabeth Johnson, Sacramento, CA
1.0 out of 5 stars Decapitation for sexual pleasure
I failed to check the reviews on this book, which is unusual for me. Instead, I got the sample to read so I could decide whether to make the purchase. Read more
Published 24 days ago by A. Coke
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More About the Author

Patrick Kendrick worked an entire career in the fire service before retiring to write full time. While in the service he also worked as a freelance writer, publishing articles and short stories in numerous newspapers and magazines. One of those assignments brought him into contact with a serial killer that he corresponded with for several years...until the killer began to threaten him and launched a series of lawsuits against him. The killer was eventually murdered in prison but his frightening and graphic "diaries" describing his crimes became the basis of "Extended Famlily."

Kendrick was knighted by the Fraternal Order of Police for his articles on crime. He's won honorable mentions from the Mystery Writers of America and the Beverly Hills Film Festival, the Opus Magnum Discovery Award from the Hollywood Film Festival and the Florida Book Award for his first novel, "Papa's Problem."

He lives in South Florida and when he is not writing, spends as much time as possible in, on, or under the ocean.

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