Strange Blood

A Crime Novel

Forensic Psychologist Megan Rhys Crime Novels (Volume 2)

Lindsay Jayne Ashford

Minotaur/Thomas Dunne Books

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Last year Frozen introduced Welsh crime writer Lindsay Jayne Ashford to U.S. mystery fans. Now Strange Blood, the next in this critically acclaimed series, has been shortlisted for the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Fellow nominees include Val McDermid, Ian Rankin, and Stephen Booth.

In this second crime novel to feature forensic psychologist Dr. Megan Rhys, she is called in to help police investigate what they believe to be a ritual killing. But as more women die, and as the press, the police, her boss, and even her own family turn on her, Megan stakes everything on finding the killer.

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Praise for Frozen

“Gritty, streetwise, and raw . . . with an authenticity and detail borne of Ashford’s own journalistic experience.”
- Denise Hamilton, the Edgar, Anthony and CWA Creasey Memorial Dagger award–nominated author of Prisoner of Memory and other Eve Diamond crime novels

“Chilling . . . will appeal to patrons who enjoy the forensic procedurals of Kathy Reichs.”
- Library Journal

“Megan is a likable, complex character. . . . the fast-paced story keeps the reader involved. A promising debut.”
- Booklist

“Patricia Cornwell has patented the persona of the doughty heroine who bucks the system, but Ashford is closer to her personal demons. A worthy new talent.”
- The Guardian (UK)

“Chillingly good. Frozen is intelligent, loaded with suspense, and possesses one heck of a gutsy female detective in Dr. Megan Rhys.”
- Beverly Connor, author of Dead Past and the Diane Fallon Forensic Investigation series

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In England forensic psychologist Dr. Megan Rhys heads the Heartland University Department of Investigative Psychology as well as providing consulting services to the British police. Currently Megan has personal issues with a former Ph.D. student, which she hopes to derail before she runs into profes ...more
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It was not what I expected. Firstly it was a British written book. There were some words I didn't recognize, but interesting to see the terminology they use. Secondly, I didn't expect the ending. I like when the ending is different than I try picturing as I read the book. It was nice to see a w ...more
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Lindsay Jayne Ashford

Lindsay Jayne Ashford is a former BBC journalist and the first woman to graduate from Queens’ College Cambridge with a master’s degree in criminology. Originally from Wolverhampton, she now lives on the west Wales coast. This is her second Megan Rhys crime novel. Visit her Web site at www.lindsayashford.co.uk.

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Strange Blood
A Crime Novel
Forensic Psychologist Megan Rhys Crime Novels (Volume 2)
Lindsay Jayne Ashford

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Hardcover
St. Martin's Press
Minotaur/Thomas Dunne Books
December 2007
Hardcover
ISBN: 9780312355807
ISBN10: 0312355807
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 240 pages
$23.95
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