Memories of Blood

Past and present merge in this suspense thriller. Chase Wolf escapes an abusive childhood only to find himself reaching adulthood in the barrio of South Phoenix. In the present, detectives Paige Hanson and Carlos Sanchez investigate a heinous multiple murder. The three lives become intertwined in search of an evil drug lord. Chase's unusual ability to feel people's strongest emotions becomes a bitter conflict and barrier between the detectives and young man, impeding the investigation. Trust must be gained for the three to team up and catch the murderer before any more lives are destroyed.

Past and present merge in this suspense thriller. Chase Wolf escapes an abusive father and lives with his stoic grandfather in the northern forests of Arizona. He learns about his native American ancestry as he learns to hunt, trap and survive in this harsh environment. When his grandfather dies, he has visions of his sister, addicted to drugs, lost in the southern ghetto of Phoenix. Chase must find his sister in this dangerous underworld without losing his life or the strong values instilled by his grandfather . In the present, homicide detectives, Paige Hanson and Carlos Sanchez investigate a multiple murder in a warehouse. Five bodies, strung up and tortured, mutilated and killed become four, when one of them shows signs of life. Their investigation leads them from poverty and gangs to upper, middle class wealth. They cling to the belief that the fifth victim will wake up and help them solve these horrible murders. Chase reluctantly teams up with the detectives to catch the drug-lord, Jonathan Coleman, only to be met by resistance and anger as he displays an unusual empathic ability. The young man's visions and capacity to feel people's strongest emotions leaves the detectives leery and in conflict with each other as they close in on the Coleman. Will the three be able to work together to catch the killer and find Chase's sister before any more lives are destroyed or lost?

I am a retired school teacher with 31 years experience working with children from the inner city. Dealing with murders, stabbings, shootings, drug addiction and harsh poverty has led me on this writing journey. My belief in the goodness in people created my main character, Chase Wolf. He is inherently a good man, but can never truly escape his past.