Blood World
  • Published: 14 September 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593197646
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 560
  • RRP: $19.99

Blood World

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A drug that makes the blood of carriers a fountain of youth, a psychopath who doesn't care how many bodies he leaves in his wake, and an LAPD detective hopelessly compromised by a dark secret. Together, they're an explosive mix that's going to shatter the city of Los Angeles into a million corpuscles.

Everything changed when scientists discovered the drug. It looked like the cure for aging, but all progress comes with a price tag. Now, eternal youthfulness will be paid for by the blood of the innocent. 

The blood of “carriers” is the most valuable commodity on earth. When treated with a new wonder drug, it cures disease, increases power, and makes the recipient a virtual superman. 

It also makes the carriers targets. Young people with the right genes are ripped from their families and stashed in “blood farms.”

Ellie Batista became an LAPD officer specifically to fight this evil as a member of the Blood Squad, but her ambitions are thwarted—until the day she and her partner are ambushed during a routine stop. The resulting events plunge her into an undercover world more dangerous than she could have ever imagined.

Because a madman has found a way to increase the potency of the blood to levels previously unimagined. As he cuts a bloody swath through the already deadly world of blood cartels, Ellie is the only hope to stop him before the body count explodes.
  • Published: 14 September 2021
  • ISBN: 9780593197646
  • Imprint: Berkley
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 560
  • RRP: $19.99
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About the author

Chris Mooney

Chris Mooney is the author of four previous thrillers. Remembering Sarah was nominated for the prestigious Edgar Award for Best Novel. His most recent bestselling novel, The Missing, was the first to feature CSI Darby McCormick. He lives in Boston with his wife and son.

Also by Chris Mooney

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Every Pretty Thing
Every Three Hours
Fear the Dark
Falling
The Dead Room
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Praise for Blood World

Quotes for Blood World:

"Imaginative near-future crime novel...[Mooney] maintains suspense throughout, and even engenders empathy for a bad guy. Those looking for an SF variant on a familiar thriller trope--the dedicated undercover cop taking on a vicious drug network--will be rewarded." --Publishers Weekly

"Will keep readers on edge as they race...toward a satisfying cliff-hanger ending." --Booklist

"A thrilling ride into the dark underbelly of the (fictional, thank God) Los Angeles blood trade. The characters are interesting and layered and, at times, I found myself rooting for people I typically wouldn't. It's a very well-written and engaging book and readers who enjoy a good crime novel will want to check it out."--Game Vortex

"The quintessential page-turner. Provocative and propulsive, it presents a world not all that different from our own and then asks big questions without preaching convenient-if-convoluted answers. While Chris Mooney may not have the instant name recognition of heavy hitters like Connelly or Slaughter (yet), his storytelling capabilities are on par with theirs--and this book is both the proof and the perfect entry point into his work."--Criminal Element

"By combining sci-fi and crime-fiction, thriller writer Chris Mooney has come up with an irresistibly striking story that's as thought-provoking as it is entertaining and explosive to read...This novel is a stunner!"--MysteriousBookReport.com