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Bloodstream

Tess Gerritsen

20043 pagesabout 5–10 minutes
2004
first published
  • 1998Pocket Books · 324 pages · ENGISBN 9780671016753
  • 1999Pocket Books · 464 pages · ENGISBN 9780671016760
  • 1999Thorndike Press · 559 pages · ENGISBN 9780786216178
  • 2011Harper · ENGISBN 9780007432431
  • 2004HARPER COLLINS 1 PAP · 496 pagesISBN 9780006513070
  • 1998Audioworks · ENGISBN 9780671582296
  • 2003Simon & Schuster Audio · ENGISBN 9780743532907
  • 2003Simon & Schuster Audio · 3 pages · ENGISBN 9780743532914

Lapped by he gentle waters of Locust Lake, the small resort town of Tranquility, Maine, seems like the perfect spot for Dr. Claire Elliot to shelter her adolescent son, Noah, from the distractions of the big city and the lingering memory of his father's death. But with the first snap of winter comes shocking news that puts her practise on the line: a teenage boy under her care has committed an appalling act of violence. And as Claire and all of Tranquility soon discover, it is just the start of a chain of lethal outbursts among the town's teenagers. As the rash of disturbing behavior grows, Claire uncovers a horrifying secret: this is not the first time it has happened. Twice a century,the children of Tranquility lash out with deadly violence. Claire suspects that there is a biological cause for the epidemic, and she fears that the placid Locust Lake may conceal an insidious danger. As she races to save Tranquility -- and her son -- from harm, Claire discovers an even greater threat: a shocking conspiracy to manipulate nature, and turn innocents to slaughter.

How it feels

AtmosphereWhimsical

How it reads

Character focusSmall ensemble

When and where

ThemesFamily
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