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This is the second in the Marty Singer mystery series<\/strong> by Matthew Iden. I didn\u2019t love Blueblood<\/a> <\/em>as much as the first book, A Reason to Live<\/em>, but it gave full value for money.<\/p>\n Marty Singer, as you may recall from my previous review, is a retired Washington D.C. cop, going through chemotherapy for colon cancer. He has now semi-adopted a young woman who was involved in two of his cases, and she\u2019s helping him open his heart to new experiences and attitudes. Though he\u2019s physically weaker, his life is suddenly richer than it\u2019s been in a long time.<\/p>\n In Blueblood<\/em>, he\u2019s approached by a police detective involved in an inter-departmental task force, investigating drug crimes in the various, often overlapping, jurisdictions around Washington. Several men have been tortured and murdered recently, and what the public doesn\u2019t know is that they were all undercover police officers. He thinks that Marty, with his amateur status, might be able to turn something up without tipping off possible moles in the forces.<\/p>\n Marty starts talking to people, turning over evidence the police already have. What he ultimately discovers involves corruption, betrayal, and retribution from directions he never suspected.<\/p>\n This is a good detective procedural, with well-drawn characters. Also, author Iden knows how to turn a memorable phrase. My only disappointment is that there was less of the personal rebirth element than we found in the previous book. But that\u2019s almost unavoidable in a series \u2013 no character can believably change profoundly again and again.<\/p>\n I liked Bluebloods<\/em>, and recommend it. Cautions for language and some intense situations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" This is the second in the Marty Singer mystery series by Matthew Iden. I didn\u2019t love Blueblood as much as the first book, A Reason to Live, but it gave full value for money. Marty Singer, as you may recall from my previous review, is a retired Washington D.C. cop, going through chemotherapy for colon … Continue reading ‘Blueblood,’ by Matthew Iden<\/span>