I hadn't ever seen Maddy cry so hard or for so long, and in the days following Loretta's death my sister plunged into a sea of despair that she still hasn't shaken. Once again I suggested a trip, to which Maddy snapped, “Where, Chicago?” So, needless to say, we still haven't gone anywhere. I'm still working on it, though. Chicago, doubtful. New York, perhaps. Or maybe somewhere totally different, like Russia. Somewhere like St. Petersburg.
I don't know. Loretta and her tragedy are a hard one. I'd been raised on heroes like the Lone Ranger and Zorro and the fundamental belief that goodness always prevails. Nothing in my adult life, however, had ever been so clear-cut, so black-and-white, and over the past few years I'd also come to question which is more powerful, fate or willpower. I haven't reached a conclusion on that, but I've only recently learned that no matter how hard you try, there are some things you just can't fix, some things like Loretta and her life.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
R.D. Zimmerman is the Lambda Award-winning and Edgar-nominated author of numerous mysteries. He has studied, worked, and traveled extensively in Russia. Under the pen name of Robert Alexander, he is the author of The New York Times bestseller, The Kitchen Boy, and other novels, including his latest, When Dad Came Back As My Dog. For more information, visit: www.robertalexanderbooks.com
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Title Page Copyright Page
Acknowledgments
Dedication
Blood Trance Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Epilogue
About the Author
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