Blink of an Eye

by Tom Mitcheltree

Two young people - one, the granddaughter of an American billionaire, and the other, the son of a Bolivian diplomat - are found shot to death in a Paris alley. Reynold's job is to investigate crimes... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1890768537
• ISBN13: 9781890768539
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Intrigue Press
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A page-turning, well researched, fast-paced thriller, impossible to put down

Tom Mitcheltree lives in Woodburn, Oregon, where he spent his career teaching English, writing, and theater to both high school and community college students. His prior books include the award-winning KATIE'S WILL, TERROR IN ROOM 201, DATAMAN, MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS, and KATIE'S GOLD. Grant Reynolds has had an interesting career in military intelligence, as a cop, then a homicide detective, and most recently has graduated from Harvard Law School with honors. Because of a confrontation with a troubled teen, who threatened him with a knife, he has a death on his conscience. His trouble-shooting past hasn't helped him deal with the nightmares, so he takes a job in Paris as an FBI field representative in the Foreign Service. He has to hit the ground running, as an old nemesis of his has committed a high profile murder of two highly placed young adults: "'Inspector,' Grant said. 'This was a professional hit. You'll find that each of the victims has a third wound to the head, administered through the soft palate in the mouth. This is a signature tap. You'll find that the killer has a file with Interpol. He's known as 'the Assassin,' and he has perhaps thirty or more hits attributed to him.'" It's fun to read about a mystery written in another country, especially one as romantic as Paris. Mitcheltree's Grant Reynolds is not only brilliant and sensitive, but his great looks qualify him as an Indiana Jones type of character. The story drips with glamour from the first page. Mitcheltree is careful to juxtapose the dark attributes of 'the Assassin' in alternating chapters from the emerging love affair between Reynolds and his office mate. To make the plot even more delectable, a third woman from Reynold's past plays a crucial role in the plot. BLINK OF AN EYE refers to the fragile fabric of life, and Mitcheltree sets up his story so that this theme runs through his exciting and exotic plot. Even though foreign diplomacy can be tedious, Grant Reynolds makes it sexy with his mere presence. This is a page-turning, well researched, fast-paced thriller, impossible to put down. Shelley Glodowski Senior Reviewer

Great Read

What a great read! With Paris as the setting and an exciting well-paced plot, you're in for a good time. This well-crafted mystery would make an excellent movie. Enjoy!