Gilion at Rose City Reader hosts Book Beginnings on Fridays - The idea is 'to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you are reading, along with your initial thoughts about the sentence, impressions of the book, or anything else the opener inspires.' Hash tag #BookBeginnings for twitter and a master linky list on the host's blog.
My book beginning
The Blood Whisperer by Zoe Sharp
Prologue
She wakes to the smell of blood.
It saturates the air to lie metallic across her tongue - so fresh-spilt it has not had time to spoil.
She knows the scent well enough to be calm and yet also terrified. It is not that she is squeamish but the implications are clear to her.
She wakes to the smell of blood.
It saturates the air to lie metallic across her tongue - so fresh-spilt it has not had time to spoil.
She knows the scent well enough to be calm and yet also terrified. It is not that she is squeamish but the implications are clear to her.
Thoughts
I'm currently reading this one and it's really getting going, a dark and pacy story! I think this opening is really hard-hitting, and makes the reader very curious indeed to read on and know more about the situation - what re the implications that are mentioned? Whose blood is it?
Synopsis
The uncanny abilities of London crime-scene specialist Kelly Jacks to coax evidence from the most unpromising of crime scenes once earned her the nickname of The Blood Whisperer. Then six years ago all that changed. Kelly woke next to the butchered body of a man, the knife in her hands and no memory of what happened. She trusted the evidence would prove her innocent. It didn't. Now released after serving her sentence for involuntary manslaughter, Kelly must try to piece her life back together. Shunned by former colleagues and friends, the only work she can get is for the crime-scene cleaning firm run by her former mentor. But old habits die hard. And when her instincts tell her things are not as they appear at the scene of a routine suicide, she can't help but ask questions that somebody does not want answered. Plunged into the nightmare of being branded a killer once again, Kelly is soon fleeing from the police, Russian thugs and a local gangster. Betrayed at every turn, she is fast running out of options. But Kelly acquired a whole new set of skills on the inside. Now street-smart and wary, can she use everything she's learned to evade capture and stay alive long enough to clear her name?
