Blood Moon - by Sandra Brown (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

In this sexy thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Sandra Brown, an unruly detective and an ambitious TV show producer work against the clock to prevent another young woman from disappearing before the next blood moon--while trying to resist the attraction between them.

Detective John Bowie is one misstep away from being fired from the Auclair Police Department in coastal Louisiana. Recently divorced and slightly heavy-handed with his liquor, Bowie does all that he can to cope with the actions taken (or not taken) during the investigation of Crissy Mellin, a teenage girl who disappeared more than three years prior. But now, Crisis Point, a long-running true crime television series, is soon to air an episode documenting the unsolved Mellin case. Bowie has been instructed by his boss to keep to his criticisms over the mishandling of the investigation to himself.

Beth Collins, a senior producer on Crisis Point, knows what classifies as a great story and when there's something more to be told. After working on the show for seven years, Collins is convinced that Crissy Mellin's disappearance was not an isolated incident. A string of disappearances of teenage girls in nearby areas have only one thing in common: They took place on the night of a blood moon. In a last-ditch effort to find out the truth, Beth enlists Detective Bowie to help her figure out what happened to Crissy and find the true culprit before he acts on the next blood moon--in four days' time.

​With their jobs and their lives at risk, Bowie and Collins band together to catch the killer while fighting an irresistible spark between them that threatens to upend everything.

Review Quotes

"Rich in atmosphere that can best be described as Cajun-noir, led by great characters and told in prose that shimmers off the page, Blood Moon is an exquisite exercise in primal terror. A psychological thriller extraordinaire that showcases Brown at the height of her powers."--BookTrib

"From their first meeting, Bowie's and Beth's chemistry is palpable, and Brown peppers their sleuthing with plenty of steamy sex scenes...Brown's fans will get exactly what they came for."--Publishers Weekly

"The romantic angle leavens the dark theme, and readers will have plenty of incentives to turn the pages. A satisfying crime novel with a side order of romance."--Kirkus

"As a lifelong, ravenous Sandra Brown reader, I can say that BLOOD MOON is vintage Brown! This fast-paced, steamy romantic thriller features every element that makes her the queen of addictive storytelling: a broken, grizzled hero; a whip-smart, savvy heroine; the missing person case they're trying to solve; and the irresistible attraction they're powerless to deny. BLOOD MOON was the wildest ride--it kept me guessing till the last page. An absolute tour de force!"
--Tia Williams, New York Times bestselling author of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

"Fast paced, complex, and deliciously scary. Sandra Brown has done it again!"--Kathy Reichs, author of the Temperance Brennan Bones series

About the Author

Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-seven New York Times bestsellers, including Blood Moon, Out of Nowhere, Overkill, Blind Tiger, Thick As Thieves, Seeing Red, Outfox, Tailspin, Sting and Mean Streak. Writing professionally since 1981, Brown has published over eighty novels and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her work has been translated into thirty-four languages. Brown holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University, where she instituted the Excellence in Literary Fiction, or ELF, a scholarship awarded annually to a creative writing student. She has served as president of Mystery Writers of America, and in 2008 she was named Thriller Master, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Other honors include the Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.