"Hankins's latest offering is big on suspense. A Blood Thing is the type of page-turner that you'll want to tell everyone you know about as soon as you turn the final page." --The Real Book Spy "Plenty of sharp turns and tense moments.Calculated, intense, and vengeful." -- Novelgossip " A Blood Thing by James Hankins is a suspenseful thriller that puts a family on the edge of ruin and explores how far siblings will go to protect each other.Hankins doles out family secrets.at exactly the right pace." -- Criminal Element "Defining what makes James's writing so fine is a tough task.

But this book is such a perfect craft that it may be his best novel yet. Highly recommended." -- San Francisco Review of Books "Unique in its approach and bracing in its execution, A Blood Thing bleeds terrific reading entertainment on every page." -- Providence Journal "[A] superbly confident novel of suspense.with an enjoyably tricky final act." -- Open Letters Review " A Blood Thing is a great book.This is a quick and enjoyable murder mystery to read." --Fresh Fiction "Two brothers put to the ultimate test.

How far will they go to save a sibling they love, and at what cost? James Hankins's characters are perfectly imperfect, the dilemma they face increasingly intense, and the ending anything but certain for everyone involved in A Blood Thing ." --Robert Dugoni, #1 Wall Street Journal bestselling author of the Tracy Crosswhite Series "This dark, edgy tale touches a multitude of human emotions and is filled with sacrifice, loss, and terror. Hang on tight and remember to breathe." --Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author "Both a family saga and a political thriller, Hankins's latest novel puts a governor's family on the brink of destruction and explores how far siblings will go to protect each other. This is James Patterson on steroids." --Charlie Donlea, USA Today bestselling author of The Girl Who Was Taken.