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A little too out there
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Read her later books first
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Bloodstream
Tess Gerritsen
Manufacturer: Pocket
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0671016768

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With her acclaimed novels Harvest and Life Support, Tess Gerritsen has injected a powerful dose of adrenaline into the medical thriller. Now, in a new blockbuster, Gerritsen melds page-turning suspense with chilling realism as a small-town doctor races to unravel the roots of a violent outbreak -- before it destroys everything she loves.

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.

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A little too out there.......2007-04-30

While I am growing to love Tess Gerritsen's work more and more, this book was less than her best. The usual Gerritsen trademarks are there -- a strong story line, good characters, multiple plots -- but something was missing. I felt that the author didn't pay enough attention to the nuances of the story and lost me as a reader as a result.

When Dr. Claire Elliot flees Baltimore with her adolescent son, she thinks she's doing the best thing by relocating to Maine, hoping the new location will give her son a new lease on life in the wake of his father's death. Unfortunately, his juvenile problems (joy riding, hanging with the wrong crowd, etc.) follow the two to the ironically named Tranquility, Maine.

The townsfolk are less than happy to welcome them, and a spate of rage in the town's teenagers is blamed on "outsiders" like the Elliots. Claire, however, senses a biological component behind the kids' behavior and has to buck the local powers-that-be in order to trace the violence to its pathological roots.

While the plot is interesting, there were too many subplots, and as a result I felt that Claire was running off in too many different directions (as was the storyline). She often ignored her son's needs, and I found that hard to believe in many cases (she would leave him at home by himself, not follow up on problems at school, not confront the principal when he was blamed for conflicts, etc.).

It's still a great read, despite the problems with the storyline.

A Mixed Bag.......2006-09-20

While the first 2/3's of the book was pretty good, the last third dragged.

After the main protagonist discovers the cause of the violence 2/3's of the way in it seemed as though the story was just marking time to the end. After the scene where the good Doctor Elliot tries to convince the town of the danger, a scene uncomfortably similar to one in Benchley's Jaws, all the air goes out of the story. From that point forward, all Claire seems to do is drive from one location to another but nothing of real interest happens.

And then there's the ending which had a "thrown together" feel to it. It was almost as if there was a checklist of unanswered questions that the author answered in the space of a few pages at the end of the book.

There were also some very distracting side plots that really seemed to have no place in the main storyline. Two examples are the lovelorn high school principal and the town witch. I'm not sure if the writer meant to give the town and its people more life in the reader's eyes but all it did was add unnecessary pages to the book. Details are one thing, but they should mesh with and contribute to the overall plot. These didn't.

Were it not for the ending, I would have given this book 4 stars but taken as a whole, it only rates 3.

Could have been better.......2006-04-04

Tess Gerritsen's Bloodsteam is an all right read. A little too predictable and you almost just want to give up and stop reading it all together. I agree with some other reviewers...you need to check out her later books. The romance factor in the book is okay, but should have been left out...especially since her love interest is married.

Read her later books first.......2006-03-13

This was the second book that I have read of the authors (after the readable Body Double) and I would strongly recommend that readers unfamiliar with Gerritsen (a talented writer) avoid this book and look at the later books.

This novel centres around the events in a small Maine town where the local kids have started random acts of violence. The town doctor notices the acts and works out the correlation between the violence and the strange happenings at the local lake.

I found that this was a poor mans Michael Crichton, made worse with the authors leaning towards adding the romance element into the book. It may be just me, but the book seemed written more like a movie script than a novel.

A readable book if you can suspend disbelief.

Don't go in the water!.......2006-02-22

Bloodstream is a stereotypical medical mystery with little suspense and facile plot solutions. The romance that develops between heroine MD Claire Elliot and the town's top cop is a shopworn plot device, and Claire has no trouble ignoring the inconvenience of his marriage. Claire's difficulties in establishing herself as the town's replacement for a beloved retired doctor, her own son's inevitable infection with the deadly parasite, and the ease with which only Claire identifies the real dangers threatening the town all combine to reduce any suspense that the story might have generated if presented less predictably. The conclusion is truly repulsive, unless you're a big fan of annelids, in which case, you'll love it!
Tess Gerritsen has done much better - for a much more engrossing story, try The Surgeon, Vanish, or The Sinner.

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Bloodstream: River of Life
Isaac Asimov
Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0020911505

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A good, solidly written American whodunit

Bloodstream
P. M. Carlson
Manufacturer: Atria
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Binding: Hardcover

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A good, solidly written American whodunit.......2000-04-04

Carlson is a consistently interesting writer, and this book is another worthwhile effort. Two children are murdered in a rural area of southern Indiana, while real estate speculation and controversy over a historical renovation project provide motives for several potential suspects. The female deputy sheriff, who is the star of the show, is also grappling with her own personal and family problems. All the threads are well integrated into a mostly believable story. The actual solution to the mystery depends on a somewhat less believable premise, but the writing and plotting is good enough to make the book enjoyable in spite of that.

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Bloodstream [Unabridged]
Tess Gerritsen
Manufacturer: Recorded Books, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: B000F3LPJW

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Richly drawn hospital scenes ... Chilling science ... and breathless ER-style pacing - People Magazine

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Bloodstream
Tess Gerritsen
Manufacturer: Recorded Books
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Bloodstream Infections: Laboratory Detection and Clinical Considerations

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Bloodstream Infections: Laboratory Detection and Clinical Considerations
Calvin L. Strand , and Jonas A., M.D. Shulman
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Crypto goes into the bloodstream [An article from: Infosecurity Today]

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Crypto goes into the bloodstream [An article from: Infosecurity Today]
D. Murton
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is a journal article from Infosecurity Today, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Cryptography is moving to centre-stage as companies seek to secure their data at rest and in transmission.

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Crypto goes into the bloodstream
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Manufacturer: Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V.
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Gold Nanorods Enlighten Bloodstream Imaging. : An article from: Nanoparticle News

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Gold Nanorods Enlighten Bloodstream Imaging. : An article from: Nanoparticle News

Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Nanoparticle News, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 472 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Gold Nanorods Enlighten Bloodstream Imaging.
Publication: Nanoparticle News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 8 Issue: 10 Page: NA

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INHIBITEX'S SA-IGIV REDUCES BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS.: An article from: Biotech Business

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INHIBITEX'S SA-IGIV REDUCES BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS.: An article from: Biotech Business

Manufacturer: Worldwide Videotex
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This digital document is an article from Biotech Business, published by Worldwide Videotex on July 1, 2001. The length of the article is 481 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: INHIBITEX'S SA-IGIV REDUCES BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS.
Publication: Biotech Business (Newsletter)
Date: July 1, 2001
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