The Blood Gospel

In James Rollins's and Rebecca Cantrell's The Blood Gospel, the first installment in the Order of the Sanguines series, they both take us to a thrilling adventure from start to finish. For a trio of investigators, Erin Granger, an archeologist, Jordan Stone, a military forensic expert, and Father Rhun Korza, a Vatican priest, were sent on a journey to find the ancient and historic blood gospel bible. It all started with an earthquake in the Masada and took them to an adventure from Israel to Italy and even to the afterlife, while they've encountered many obstacles in the way, while Erin and Jordan fall in love. They would have to fake their deaths to discover where it was hidden and come out of it alive witn the Blood Gospel intact.

This was an excellent thriller. This has a hodgepodge in this thriller: action adventure, horror, urban fantasy, romance and historical romance. It had something for everybody in this thriller, too. I cared for Erin and Jordan and a little bit for Rhun. I loved the location in Italy and Israel and even into the afterlife and a bit of a time warp to race against time. It took me on an adventurous thrill ride. This would leave you breathless and shaking in the end. Excellent drama, fantastic non-stop action with plenty of thrills, chills, suspense and intrigue along the way.

Will you discover the Blood Gospel? If so, hold onto your hats and buckle up for a wild ride!

A Night of Long Knives

In Rebecca Cantrell's A Night of Long Knives, the 2nd installment in the Hannah Vogel series, it took place three years later. left off with. She was on the run from the Nazis and Ernst Rohm with Anton, after their zeppelin trip had gotten derailed, when they were kidnapped and separated. And it lead Hannah to a dangerous turn, when people wanted to tear them apart and put them in harm's way. From Hannah's point of view, we saw her struggles on trusting people and finding some help from strangers or acquaintances along the way, while her love for Boris was real as it was for Anton, her "son."

This was another intriguing historical mystery in the Hannah Vogel series, too. I continued to care for Hannah and Anton and Boris as well. I loved the 1930s backdrop in war-torn Europe, especially in Germany. TThere were plenty of twists and turns with historical accuracy in the 1930s during the first World War, that  really takes you right there at the war front with actual reality. This would send chills down your spine and leave you breathless and aching later. Great drama, excellent suspense  and intrigue and plenty of non-stop action from start to finish. What a rush.

Will you encounter a night of long knives, too? If so, pick up a copy today!

A Trace of Smoke

If you love historical fiction and mysteries, you'll love Rebecca Cantrell's A Trace of Smoke, the first book in the Hannah Vogel hsitorical mystery series. It was set in the 1930s in Germany. Hannah Vogel was a crime reporter under the guide of Peter Weill. Her brother Ernst was missing. She was looking for clues to finding him. Everywhere she looked, there was danger. There were people after him. She also fell in love with Boris Kreuse and came across surprises that her brother left behind, while her friend Sarah borrowed her passport to get to America. Without giving it away, she came across Anton, a small boy who claims Hannah as his mother and her brother was her father, according to the birth certificate. While protecting him and finding out her brother's death, dangers closed in on her, when the Nazis were after her and the truth from Ernst Rohm's secret identity. What an adrenalin rush as Hannah plans to escape everyone behind in Germany and freedom to the UK.

This was a terrific historical mystery. I cared for Hannah Vogel and her journey to look for her long-lost presumed dead brother. I did swoon a tiny bit for Boris as she did. I loved the backdrop of the World War I in Europe where this took place. It was the perfect backdrop for it in location and setting. This had a lot of mystery, intrigue and suspense packed into one fantastic novel with great action and plenty of drama, too.

Will you follow the trace of smoke? If so, give it a go today!