Blood Work (original 1997; edition 1998)

by Michael Connelly

Series: Terry McCaleb (1), Harry Bosch Universe (8)

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:*From the #1 bestselling author of the Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer series and who "is the master of the universe in which he lives" (Huffington Post),* comes the gripping novel that inspired the film starring Clint Eastwood. When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister, Gloria, was murdered, Terry realizes he has no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau-as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth. Winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière- International Category Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel <… (more)*

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Title:	Blood Work
Authors:	Michael Connelly
Info:	Grand Central Publishing (1998), Mass Market Paperback, 528 pages
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Not a lot of action but an excellent read. MC's sense of place is subtle but but the greater LA area pervades the story. from the Bosch universe Terry McCaleb struggles with his sense of place and mission. It dragged in a couple of places and his finding of Graciela and her son at the end of the book was really quick but I am sure he wanted to close the story.. (

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JBreedlove | Apr 13, 2024 |

Very very good police mystery about an ex-FBI agent who is searching for the murderer of the woman whose heart he received in transplant surgery. This writer is good.

derailer | Jan 25, 2024 |

I have read more than 3/4 of the Bosch books, all of the Lincoln Lawyer books and have read The Poet and a few short story collections. So far everything the author has written has been great, at least they were great to me.
Blood Work just didn’t work well for me
The story was a great idea but it should have been a novella, to make it 470 pages in paperback meant adding endless levels of completely unneeded detail.
The characters weren’t that interesting, and put the pieces together as to who the killer was way to early in the book.
Again if this were written by any other author it would be a 4 or 5 star book but with Michael Connelly I expected more. Oh well he has plenty more I haven’t read. (

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zmagic69 | Mar 31, 2023 |

Retired FBI receives a heart from murdered woman. Her sister asks him to find the killer. (

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pgabj | Mar 19, 2023 |

FROM AMAZON: When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister, Gloria, was murdered, Terry realizes he has no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau-as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth.

Gmomaj | Jan 15, 2023 |

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Connelly, Michael	—	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Hill, Dick	Reader	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Montanari, Gianni	Translator	secondary author	some editions	confirmed
Pépin, Robert	Traduction	secondary author	some editions	confirmed

▾Series and work relationships

Belongs to Series

Harry Bosch Universe (8)

Terry McCaleb (1)

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Maestri del thriller [Piemme] (3)

Seuil, Policiers

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Blood Work [and] A Darkness More Than Night by Michael Connelly

Blood Work / Void Moon / Angels Flight by Michael Connelly

The Poet / Blood Work / Void Moon by Michael Connelly

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Blood Work [2002 film] by Clint Eastwood

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Blood Work (abridged audio) by Michael Connelly

Michael Connelly CD Collection 3 [Abridged Audiobook] by Michael Connelly

▾Awards and Honors

Awards

Anthony Award (Nominee – Novel – 1999)

Barry Award (Nominee – Novel – 1999)

Deutscher Krimi Preis (3. Platz, International – 2000)

Edgar Award (Nominee – Novel – 1999)

Grand Prix de Littérature Policière (International Prize – 1999)

Macavity Award (Winner – Novel – 1999)

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New York Times bestseller (Fiction – 1998)

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Blood Work

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Original publication date

1997

People/Characters

Terry McCaleb

Graciela Rivers

Important places

Los Angeles, California, USA

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Blood Work (2002 | IMDb)

Epigraph

De grandioze thriller - Verfilmd met Clint Eastwood

Dedication

This is for

Terry Hansen

and for

Jesse and Myra McCaleb

First words

Her last thoughts were of Raymond.

McCaleb saw her before she saw him.

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This work is the BOOK; do not combine with the movie since they are not the same work.

Do not combine the abridged audiobook with the full-length novel since they are not the same work.

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Fiction. Thriller. HTML:From the #1 bestselling author of the Harry Bosch and the Lincoln Lawyer series and who "is the master of the universe in which he lives" (Huffington Post), comes the gripping novel that inspired the film starring Clint Eastwood.
When Graciella Rivers steps onto his boat, ex-FBI agent Terrell McCaleb has no idea he's about to come out of retirement. He's recuperating from a heart transplant and avoiding anything stressful. But when Graciella tells him the way her sister, Gloria, was murdered, Terry realizes he has no choice. Now the man with the new heart vows to take down a predator without a soul. For Gloria's killer shatters every rule that McCaleb ever learned in his years with the Bureau-as McCaleb gets no more second chances at life...and just one shot at the truth.
*Winner of the Grand Prix de Littérature Policière- International Category
*Winner of the Macavity Award for Best Mystery Novel
*Winner of the Anthony Award for Best Novel

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Forced into early retirement, former FBI investigator for Los Angeles Terrell McCaleb spends his time restoring his fishing boat. When an intriguing murder is committed, McCaleb agrees to take up the case and finds himself on the trail of a grisly killer.

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