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Never By Blood [Paperback]

Noel Carroll (Author)
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November 1, 2002
Never By Blood is the story of a woman's desperate need to know what triggered a nightmare. If she fails to gain understanding, a space shuttle with her husband aboard will be sent crashing into the International Space Station. She and a handsome priest sent by the Vatican to investigate a pattern of religious murders pursue the truth to London and Beirut, aware that the clock is ticking and that unless they succeed, the shuttle and whatever evil rides within it will take off as scheduled.

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"...nicely paced, well written... ...a very interesting book, entertaining, and well worth reading." -- Review by Janet Miller, AAS Showcase

...excellent out of world romp. Chillingly believable...gives this skeleton some meat that most mysteries...don't usually take on. -- (FIVE STARS) Reviewer: Sime~Gen, Linda Nelson

...keep(s) you guessing until its final pages...fast paced action, international intrigue and suspense, with a dash of romance. -- (FIVE STARS) Scribes World, Michael L. Thal

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"She felt fear, fear that she would not live out the day, that there was a force within this tiny outpost of space-age humanity that could not be stopped."

Product Details

  • Paperback: 228 pages
  • Publisher: Allen-Ayers (November 1, 2002)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0965870251
  • ISBN-13: 978-0965870252
  • Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.2 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,888,615 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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For years the husband-and-wife team, Noel Carroll*, has published novels and short stories in two genres: thrillers and science fiction. A third genre, humor/satire, permitted them moments of fun and mischief. Although unwilling to abandon fiction, they steadily gravitated toward political commentary, first in opinion editorials and then in a full-length non-fiction work ("If You Can Keep It"). All their novels, short stories and essays have received highly favorable reviews, many being awarded five-stars. They currently make their home in Ponce Inlet, Florida.
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*a nom de plume (Noel and Carol also write under the names John Barr and N.C. Munson.)

 

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5.0 out of 5 stars Plumb full of action, July 6, 2002
This review is from: Never By Blood (Paperback)
Noel Carroll is a composite name of a husband and wife writing team. Husband Noel is a former CEO, while wife Carol was a corporate executive. Together they have published novels, short stories and satiric essays. Circle of Distrust is another of their works.

Therese Elliott has a terrifying and realistic nightmare about her husband's upcoming launch of the shuttle Atlantis, twenty-five days before launch. In her dream the entire crew has been murdered by a madman, and she is seeing dead bodies through her husband's eyes. Little does she know, until she hooks up with a investigative priest from the Vatican, that she has unconsciously tuned into an international terrorist with his own agenda for disrupting the flight and destroying the space station. Sparks fly, and the very current issue of celibacy arises as Therese and Father John enter Lebanon to interview potential witnesses to a murder that would cast light on which of the space crew could be the culprit. Naturally Therese nearly gets herself killed when she dares to go for a walk close to the hotel to clear her head:

"Mustafa did not look convinced. 'The person who did this is known to us, my friend. Your hotel doorman recognized him and passed the information along to the police who quickly called us.' John did not ask in what capacity the doorman did this. In the city of Beirut, there were agents and friends of agents everywhere. He wondered what the man had reported back about himself and Therese."

Plumb full of action, Never By Blood has all the hallmarks of a great whodunit, international thriller style. The Noel Carroll team does a bang-up job of secreting the murderer among a fairly small list of potentials and completely faking out the reader in the most delightful way. Shuttle/Nasa details are complex enough to satisfy the biggest techno-nut. The power is in the details, and Never by Blood spares none. It is a multi-layered exercise in what excellent writing is all about. There is never a dull moment, and characterization is top-notch. A most amazing read. Please keep writing more of these...they're great!

Shelley Glodowski
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Thomas Karak, John Cortise, Father Cortise, Therese Elliott, Lieutenant Werber, Charlene Umberly, International Space Station, United States, Charles Kimberton, Megan O'Neil, Fred Oberly, Howard Parkney, Jimenez the Inquisitor, Ronald Frey, American University, Sam Winston, Mike Elliott, Casa D'or, Rastiva Mahud, Kennedy Space Center, Brevard County, John Witner, Mustafa Minar, Harry Robins, Abrir Senhasa
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