"Blood Work" is Michael Connelly's seventh book, only his second not to feature Harry Bosch and was his first to be adapted for the big screen. (Although it starred Clint Eastwood as McCaleb, don't let the adaptation put you off if you've seen it - the film wasn't entirely loyal to the book and suffered as a result). The book also won, for example, the Anthony Award and Macavity Award.

Instead of Bosch, "Blood Work" centres on Terry McCaleb, a retired FBI agent in his mid-40s. Born in LA, McCaleb grew up on Catalina Island and took a disability retirement after a heart attack. In fact, he'd received a heart transplant about two months before the book opens - a very rare blood type meant he'd had to wait about two years from his transplant. He lives on a twenty-year old boat, "The Following Sea", which he inherited from his father and is moored in the San Pedro marina. However, he does plan to eventually move back to Catalina.

When Graciela Rivers comes visiting to ask for help, McCaleb doesn't find her easy to turn away when she visits. Graciela's sister, Gloria, was murdered during robbery at a grocery store; Gloria proved to be the donor for Terry's new heart. Despite his doctor's misgivings, McCaleb decides to look into the case.

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