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Blood Relations Mass Market Paperback – January 1, 2005

by Rett MacPherson (Author)

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From Publishers Weekly:Old secrets are brought to light when a drought hits the small town of New Kassel, Mo., the setting for MacPherson's sixth delightful Torie O'Shea mystery (after 2002's Killing Cousins). As the river goes down, the bones of the wreck of the steamboat Phantom are revealed, and soon the old stories of a cache of diamonds that went down with the ship in 1919 are drawing visitors to town. Among the curious are a slick television reporter and his cameraman and a team from a nearby junior college, who claim to be working on a documentary about the wreck. As an authority on local history and genealogy, Torie is naturally interested in the mystery, and when a murderer strikes, Torie and her friend, another reporter, are the first to find the body. While Torie digs for the truth, she's also dealing with the discovery that she has a half-sister, a fact that her charming and feckless father has neglected to tell her. Weaving the story and the characters into the believable minutiae of small-town life, MacPherson provides a stellar example of the traditional cozy.Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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January 1, 2005
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Worldwide (January 1, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Mass Market Paperback ‏ : ‎ 250 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0373265190
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0373265190
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces

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Good, but not as good

Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2019

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I loved the story; and I fell in love with all of the characters, both old and new, all over again.

But, this one had language and sexual innuendo that I elect to stay away from. Brett MacPherson is such an excellent storyteller that she doesn't need to slide down the slope many authors do.

Excellent book, but I could only give it 4 stars. My standards are higher.

Loving this series

Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2021

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Rhett MacPherson’s characters are becoming like family. Interesting mystery plots, and believable genealogical research - not to mention situations that had me laughing out loud.

Karen S. Lebeter

New relative and new mystery!

Reviewed in the United States on May 31, 2014

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A drought lowers the level of the river and exposes a very old steamboat with several mysteries. One morning they find a body on the riverbank. Tori is working on connecting the dots and solving all of the mysteries including the long missing heiress and the bag of diamonds. Tori also finds a half sibling that she never knew she had. Rett is great at weaving together history and mystery. Another fun, entertaining mystery with some genealogy thrown in.

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2021

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Great book in the series. Packaged well and arrived on time.

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just what I wanted

Reviewed in the United States on September 28, 2019

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Melissa Buchanan

Love Rett MacPherson!

Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2014

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Love Rett MacPherson! Just discovered this Torie O'Shea mysteries set about 4 months ago and had to find them all! They are a wonderful read! Just disappointed there aren't more of them!

Excellent Mystery Features Murder, an Old Steamboat Wreck, and Missing Diamonds

Reviewed in the United States on April 6, 2007

Small-town Missouri genealogist Torie O'Shea is New Kassel's unofficial "town historian" and also works as a tour guide at the Gaheimer House, a historic mansion in town. When a drought causes the Mississippi River's level to drop, the remains of the steamer "The Phantom", a steamship which sank mysteriously in 1919, become visible right outside of town. There are two mysteries associated with the sinking of The Phantom. A New York heiress named Jessica Huntleigh disappeared when the ship sank, but her body was never found. Second, a passenger was rumored to have a large amount of uncut diamonds in his baggage, and these were never found either. So when the ship resurfaces after all these years, the local historians, thrill seekers and treasure hunters are clamoring to search the ship's wreckage. But when one of the local college professsors investigating the steamer is found dead at the scene of the wreck, the shipwreck turns into a murder investigation. Piqued by the mysteries of the missing heiress and the missing diamonds, genealogist Torie O'Shea does a little genealogical digging of her own to try to solve all three mysteries. Oh yes, Torie also discovers a heretofore unknown half-sister of her own.

The three mysteries in this story are extremely well developed and intertwined. I loved how Torie used her genealogical research to help unearth the truth behind the stories. And just when I thought the mysteries were all solved,the author throws in a surprising twist just 20 pages from the end.

Up until now, I had only read the first book in this series, called "Family Skeletons". The first book was an enjoyable debut, but this one was so much more of a complicated mystery! "Blood Relations" stands well on its own. Author MacPherson does an excellent job of giving plenty of background on all the characters in the story for those who have not read the whole series, like me. I plan to go back and read the other stories in this series that I have missed.

If you enjoy some history mixed in with your cozy mysteries, I highly recommend "Blood Relations" and the other books in this series.

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An old steamboat wreck and a new sister

Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2006

Torie O'Shea is a local historian and genealogist in New Kassel, Missouri. There's been a drought and as the depth of the Mississippi River lowers, a steamboat wreck, believed to be The Phantom which wrecked in 1919, has emerged.

There are many rumors, but the most prominent one seems to be that there was a cache of diamonds on board when it wrecked that have never been recovered. Soon treasure seekers from all over arrive in town. The sheriff, her step-father, has his hands full trying to keep people away from The Phantom.

After someone is killed, Torie and her friend, a reporter, dig for the truth. At the same time, Torie is trying to deal with the news of a half-sister she never knew she had. The wreck gives her a diversion, but her personal turmoil must be dealt with as well.

Can she find out the truth about the wreck and the diamonds as well as come to grips with the existence of her half-sister? What kind of relationship is she willing to have with her new half-sister?

I really enjoy this series. Torie is such a wonderful character and New Kassel is a great small town setting for this terrific cozy series. The townspeople are great, but yet they are very realistic. I feel as if I have been a visitor in their town by the time I finish a book in this series.

The steamboat wreck and the turmoil over finding about her new half-sister work well together. The author has done a great job of interspersing them but yet keeping them separate. I really enjoyed this book and love the series. I highly recommend this book!

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Marion Parton

Another good Torie story

Reviewed in Canada on July 3, 2021

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I like Torie - she can be annoying and quirky, but the mysteries are good and I,m never quite sure who the murderer is! Looking forward to next ........

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