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  • Spilled Blood

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  • Written by: Brian Freeman
  • Narrated by: Joe Barrett
  • Length: 12 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (85 ratings)

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Spilled Blood

Written by: Brian Freeman
Narrated by: Joe Barrett
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Publisher's Summary

A taut thriller about two rural Minnesota towns locked in a deadly feud - and a teenage girl caught in the crossfire. 

Linked by the Spirit River, the two towns couldn’t be more different: in affluent Barron, a powerful and secretive scientific research corporation enriches its residents, while downriver in blue-collar St. Croix, victims of that company’s carcinogenic waste struggle to survive. The bad blood between the communities escalates into open warfare when the beautiful Ashlynn, daughter of the corporation’s president, is found shot dead - and a St. Croix girl, Olivia Hawk, is accused of the crime. 

Reluctantly, Olivia’s mother summons her estranged husband, Christopher, a Minneapolis lawyer, to come defend his daughter. As Christopher struggles to unravel the mystery of Ashlynn’s murder and save his own daughter, he uncovers some ugly truths that endanger the residents of both towns. And looming over everything are the chilling, apocalyptic threats from a murderous psychopath known only as "Aquarius".

©2012 Brian Freeman (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.

What the critics say

Thriller Award Winner, Best Novel, 2013

“Brian Freeman is, quite simply, a first-rate storyteller.” (Nelson DeMille, New York Times best-selling author)

“This guy can tell a story.” (Michael Connelly)

“Harrowing.... Freeman ratchets up the suspense steadily, and then provides a cataclysmic ending.” (Publishers Weekly)

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This was a good mystery and decent story line must say I didn’t figure out the ending like I do with a lot of books

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Wow!

This one starts out slow. It’s long and complicated, but man, does it ever ramp up! By the time you understand what’s happening it’s charging along like a freight train.
Well worth a listen.

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kept me listening

entertaining story. easy to listen to. hard to figure that many monsters in a small town, but other than that well written

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Excellent book!

The story starts a little slow but by chapter two you are hooked. So many twists and turns! The narrator is very good. He really becomes the characters. Just a pleasure. I was really sorry to have it end.

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