Blood Money (Jane Whitefield, Book 5)

Jane Whitefield returns in what may be her last adventure. I will be sorry to see her go but I can understand what the author wants to accomplish. In this latest adventure, Jane is retired from the guide business and just wants to be a happy housewife with her husband, Dr. Carey McKinnon. She is a one-woman witness protection program who knows how to hide people permanently and lead them to work new lives. She is `retired' but just like in the Godfather movies just as she gets out she gets dragged back in. In this case it involves Rita Shelford, a former hotel cleaning lady who is now running from the mob.Bernie "The Elephant" Lupus has just died. He worked as a mob banker who does not use paper. He relies on his expansive photographic and eidetic memory to remember bank accounts and passwords. The mob is panicky because the only person Bernie ever trusted was Rita and they want to know what she knows and try to get some of their money back. After some false starts, Rita finds Jane and asks for her help. Unfortunately so does Bernie. News of his demise was greatly exaggerated.Jane travels all over the country trying to hide Bernie and Rita. They also came up with the plan to take all of the mob's money and give everything away to charity. Once the mob finds out they will do whatever it takes to protect their interests. There is a lot of suspense and action in this story. You do not have to read previous novels to understand this one but I guarantee that once you read BLOOD MONEY you will try to find her other adventures. Thomas Perry's other novels are just as good and I suggest you give them a shot.

A) Read this and all the Jane Whitefield novels.B) Track down the earlier Perrys, especially Metzger's Dog, Butcher's Boy, Island, and the others. Read them too.C) Convince a publisher to re-realease them all in a nice uniform edition.D) Coerce some Hollywood studio to make faithful versions of these books-- they're ready to film and will spread Perry's fame even more widely.E) Canonize Perry

I have read all the books in the series and this is my second favorite. The first of course was my all time favorite.Thomas Perry is brilliant. I would love to see Jane in the movies. I can't get enough of her.You will love it.Jane is a heroine a girl can be proud of. Shes tough without being callous and I love that he shows her spiritual side.

While this is my first book by this author, I was immediately caught up in the first chapter and could not put it down. Very suspensful and there is enough background within the novel that I did not feel lost by not having read the previous books. I look forward to reading the first books now and recommend this book to anyone who enjoys thriller/mystery/suspense stories

I have read all of the books in this series, and Blood Money will definately not dissappoint. First, the characters, and they are just that, are more than typical cardboard cutouts. A rarity in so many novels in this genre. Second, the book has a great plot, plenty of surprises, twists and turns, yet doesn't stretch credulity. Finally, the action, and there is plenty is really well paced. Jane Whitefield is one of the best "guides" through a suspense mystery around. Keep bringing her back for more.