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Blood-Tied Paperback – October 2, 2013

by Wendy Percival (Author)

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Book 1 of 4: Esme Quentin Mystery

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A desperate crime, kept secret for 60 years... but time has a way of exposing the truth... Esme Quentin is devastated when her sister Elizabeth is beaten unconscious, miles from her home. Two days later Esme discovers that Elizabeth has a secret past. Desperate for answers which the comatose Elizabeth cannot give, Esme enlists the help of her friend Lucy to search for the truth, unaware of the dangerous path she is treading. Together they unravel a tangle of bitterness, blackmail and dubious inheritance, and as the harrowing story is finally revealed, Esme stumbles upon evidence of a pitiful crime. Realising too late the menace she has unwittingly unleashed, Esme is caught up in a terrifying ordeal. One that will not only test her courage and sanity but force her to confront her perception of birth and family.

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Silverwood Books
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October 2, 2013
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5.24 x 0.56 x 7.99 inches
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1781321582
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Publisher : Silverwood Books; Revised edition (October 2, 2013)
Language : English
Paperback : 246 pages
ISBN-10 : 1781321582
ISBN-13 : 978-1781321584
Item Weight : 10.1 ounces
Dimensions : 5.24 x 0.56 x 7.99 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #12,610,450 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #125,619 in Contemporary Women Fiction
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- #408,729 in Mysteries (Books)

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Using genealogy to solve a mystery

Reviewed in the United States on November 20, 2020

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Professional genealogists uses her skills to solve mystery involving her own family. I enjoyed following the process and was often amused at the main character's nosiness but also frustrated when she failed to make what I thought were obvious connections.

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SCNana

Esmeralda Quintin. What a woman

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017

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For a first book in a series I thought the story line was wonderful. Esme is a widow who is trying to make a life without her husband. She loves doing research work of the history of places and of course genealogy.
This tale goes into her own family and its dark and light places.
If genealogy and mystery is your thing, this book is for you. I loved it!

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David M. Wadell

Thoroughly Enjoyed Reading This Book

Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2020

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Enjoyed everything about this book. Esme Quentin is a great character. I will be reading more by this author. Thank you, Wendy, for this book. Cannot wait to read the rest of your books.

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Kennehy

Don’t bother

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2019

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What an annoying person the main character is. Moaning about her sister keeping secrets while she endangers family by keeping them herself.

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Robert Bennett

Disappointed

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2017

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Unrealistically complex relationships, and I don't think the protagonist behaves believably. I made it thru, but I won't be reading more of this series. Pity, I like genealogical mysteries.

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Catherine

Excellent

Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2017

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Thoroughly enjoyed it! Esme is interesting and believable. Her story is well done and I am interested in finding out what happens next.

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Safe shopper

Good Read

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2016

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This is a good story not a great one. It will keep you going until you finish and you will definitely read more from this author. Enjoy.

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Cynthia Absmeier

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2016

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I loved it, can't wait to start the next one

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Sandradan1

This genealogical mystery involves a long-ago family argument

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 20, 2017

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A mysterious beginning with an invalid, threatened by a stranger. Just who is this woman and what is her connection to Esme Quentin? ‘Blood-Tied’ by Wendy Percival is the first of the Esme Quentin series of genealogical mysteries.
Esme’s older sister Elizabeth is attacked and in hospital in a coma. Why was she in a town forty miles from home? Did she fall, or was she pushed? And who are the two people in photographs hidden in Elizabeth’s treasured locket? At the start of this story, Esme knows who her family is but once she starts to dig into Elizabeth’s odd accident/attack she uncovers a complicated family history which had me confused at times. This genealogical mystery involves a long-ago family argument, a derelict canal and a feisty elderly lady in a residential home. Esme is a bit like a dog with a bone, she won’t give up despite getting the jitters in the dark of the night.
Two things would have made my reading experience easier. Esme’s history – scar, widow, background as investigative journalist – was thinly drawn so it felt as if I was reading part two of a two-book series. The family twists and turns were such that I was often lost, perhaps because so much was told as Esme discovered paperwork, rather than seeing the action on the page by the characters concerned. That said, the menace builds nicely though I read to the end to find out what happened to Polly, the feisty lady.

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Lizanne Lloyd

Thrilling family history mystery

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 14, 2017

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Esme Quentin doesn’t let life pass her by. This curious widow spends her days researching genealogy for clients but in “Blood-Tied,” she is shocked to discover an unexpected secret in her own family history. After her sister, Elizabeth, is discovered unconscious in a park and a sinister black Audi appears more than once, Esme decides she must investigate Elizabeth’s unexplained relationship with Mrs Roberts, an old lady residing in Wisteria House.
Despite an ongoing police investigation and the resistance of Elizabeth’s daughter Gemma, Esme is drawn ever deeper into secrets and intrigue which endanger her and her family. The story is compelling and impossible to predict and will appeal to those who enjoy mysteries or those interested in genealogy.

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E.L. Lindley

A Very Satisfying Read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 6, 2014

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Blood-tied is a gentle mystery that intrigued me from the very first page. The novel opens with a prologue in which a murder is committed, ensuring that the reader’s interest is hooked. The story then slows down as we are introduced to Esme Quentin, a researcher with a troubled past, whose sister is in hospital after being found unconscious. It soon becomes clear to the reader that the mystery surrounding what happened to Esme’s sister is somehow connected to the opening murder. The painstaking resolution that comes about through Esme’s research reminded me of a jigsaw puzzle, where each piece of new information represents a small clue. I really like the fact that Esme and her friend Lucy, who works in the records’ office and assists Esme with her research, are very ordinary women with no particular skills when it comes to crime fighting. Rather they use their tenacious love of research to get to the bottom of the situation, which felt like a bit of a victory for those of us who are library geeks. I loved the relationship between the two women as it felt like a real friendship. Wendy Percival gives us a well written, engaging story with a very satisfying conclusion.

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Lucienne Boyce

Well written mystery with an engaging heroine

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 25, 2018

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A very enjoyable read with an engaging heroine in Esme Quentin, who has what sounds like a dream job - doing historical research all day! She also finds herself attempting to untangle a geneological mystery in her own family's past which turns into something altogether darker...good mystery, great character, fun read.

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Ignite

A great story, well researched

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 14, 2014

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This is the first of Wendy Percival’s Esme Quentin genealogical tales. I read the second one recently which stands alone very well but I thought it would make sense to read the first now. It’s a mystery, has touches of thriller but mainly it explores what it is to be ‘family’. Esme’s sister Liz is in hospital, in a coma. It could be because of an accident but it’s possibly as a result of an attack as she was seen arguing with someone shortly beforehand. Her niece, Gemma, is not particularly pleased when Esme starts to investigate.

I enjoyed the characters in this story and began to care about them. Without giving the story away, I especially like Polly, the elderly lady who seemed careless of her own assets and happy to see them disposed of at a snip of a price. Esme wants to help her but finds out far more about her own and Polly’s families as she does so. It’s a great story, well researched and it never dragged for a moment.

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