In the Blood

by Steve Robinson

Overview

Two hundred years ago a loyalist family fled to England to escape the American War of Independence and seemingly vanished into thin air. American genealogist Jefferson Tayte is hired to find out what happened, but it soon becomes apparent that a calculated killer is out to stop him.

In the Blood combines a centuries-old mystery with a present-day thriller that brings two people from opposite sides of the Atlantic together to uncover a series of carefully hidden crimes. Tayte's research centres around the tragic life of a young Cornish girl, a writing box, and the discovery of a dark secret that he believes will lead him to the family he is looking for. Trouble is, someone else is looking for the same answers and will stop at nothing to find them.

In the Blood is the first in the Jefferson Tayte mystery series.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781477818527
Publisher:	Amazon Publishing
Publication date:	03/18/2014
Series:	Jefferson Tayte Genealogical Mystery Series , #1
Pages:	382
Sales rank:	770,134
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Steve Robinson drew upon his own family history for inspiration when he imagined the life and quest of his genealogist-hero, Jefferson Tayte. The talented London-based crime writer, who was first published at age 16, always wondered about his own maternal grandfather—‘He was an American GI billeted in England during the Second World War,’ Robinson says. ‘A few years after the war ended he went back to America, leaving a young family behind and, to my knowledge, no further contact was made. I traced him to Los Angeles through his 1943 enlistment record and discovered that he was born in Arkansas…’

Robinson cites crime writing and genealogy as ardent hobbies—a passion that is readily apparent in his work.

He can be contacted via his website www.steve-robinson.me or his blog at www.ancestryauthor.blogspot.com.

Editorial Reviews

This series is a page-turner and keeps getting better and better.” —Old Bones Genealogy

“The mystery surrounding the Fairborne family was excellent. By book’s end I hadn’t figured it out.” —Cathy Cole, Kittling Books

“Do you remember Stieg Larsson’s first book, The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo? Yep, it was that good and if you liked the Millennium series then you’ll like this series too…In the Blood also reminded me of a Sherlock Homes adventure.” —Life in Michigan

“I couldn’t put this book down, and I read it in a couple of days.” —GenealogyUK.com

“If you love a good mystery story, you won’t go wrong with this series.” —Go Buy the Book

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