In the Blood : A Novel (Paperback)

from pdebolt

Everyone in this book has dark secrets, which are slowly disclosed. The main character, Lana, is an extremely bright college senior when she applies for a babysitting job for a single mother raising an 11-year old boy. The mother's unsettling background is revealed in journal entries where the ch...

from kraaivrouw

In the Blood is the first book by Lisa Unger that I've read - not sure how I've missed her all this time because she writes killer good suspense. In an updated version of The Bad Seed, Ms. Unger asks the question - Is evil and violence inherited and inherent - captured in our genes, impossible to...

from NCDonnas

I rarely enjoy a book featuring an unreliable narrator but this was actually really good. Layna was not always likable but was definitely a character that inspired the reader to be empathetic. The exploration of nature vs nurture regarding what creates a psychopath was an interesting bonus to the...

from jenn88

College senior Lana Granger has constructed her future by lying about her past. Shortly after she begins babysitting a manipulative eleven-year-old boy, her best friend Beck mysteriously disappears. Eyewitnesses say Lana was the last person to see Beck. She finds herself telling more lies - to th...

from UnderMyAppleTree

A compelling, dark psychological thriller, In the Blood is told through college student Lana's first-person narrative. Lana is a girl with a troubled past. Her father was convicted of murder - she barely remembers her parents and what happened the horrible night her mother died. With secrets of h...