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Blood Trail


by Michael Sullivan

List Price: $19.95
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Sales Rank: 1377372
Studio: Jameson Books
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 311
Publication Date: September 01, 1998
Publisher: Jameson Books


EDITORIAL REVIEWS

Book Description
Written as a novel, but drawn from his real life experience in the Arkansas prison system, this book is both a modern political thriller and an exposé of how the Arkansas prison management during the reign of Governor William Clinton took often-infected blood from inmates and sold it throughout the world. The Canadian government has traced the deaths and infections of thousands of its citizens to this scheme.


CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 20 reviews)

A red hot political thriller with a dose of reality  
While I am not normally a big fan of fiction, the fact that this novel is based on a political scandal that is still largly buried in the US media intrigued me (for the truth about "Blood Trail, search Canadian media web sites or worldnetdaily) As a political/medical thriller, it is above par. The writting is a bit pedestrian and the characters, with the exception of the lead character David Farr, lack depth. However the book takes you on a wild roller coaster ride filled with suprising plot twists and excitment.David Farr is out to get those who, by knowingly let tainted blood be shipped for medical use, infected his son with the aids virus. Along the way he must breakthrough a vast cover up while trying to outwit the pursuing "dixie mafia" intent on keeping the story buried by any means nessacary. The fact that this novel is loosely (very loosely) based on actual events makes it all the more frighting. Still more frighting are the attacks, threats and harrasment the author recieved after this book was published, even though it was written with a pseudonym.Definitly worth reading.
August 27, 2000

Amazing stories  
Reading BLOOD TRAIL I, as one who would believe the worst of Bill and Hillary Clinton, was fascinated with the fictional story being told. All of the bad things I believe the Clintons are capable of were laid out in fictional detail. I don't want to ruin the read for anyone...but the last couple of pages were an "afterword" by the author (who, by the way, used a pen name to write this book)that revealed that the premise of the book was set in truth. Even supporters of the Clintons have to think about their support of them after reading this book and its disclosures that are being kept quiet by this country's media.
June 23, 2000

Finally the truth about the Arkansas prison plasma program!  
My introduction to this book came via an episode of CBN Now. I could not believe that people in Canada and around the world were dying because they had received tainted blood from several prisons in Arkansas during the 1980s. The news-story was very disturbing, and it certainly gave a new meaning to the term -- "Blood Money". I immediately went out and bought Michael Sullivan's, 'Blood Trail' to know more about the blood scandal. 'Blood Trail' is a cleverly written fast paced "novel" (the author had to adopt this format so as to prevent reprisal from befalling himself or his family) that has many kernels of fact within its 320 pages. Names, characters and places may have been altered, but if you read closely you will recognize them.
March 06, 2000

EXCELLENT BOOK  
Although the book is written as fiction, once you read it you will know that this is real and did happen. Especially if you know about Arkansas politics and the way it works here in the south.
October 15, 1999

A HEART STOPPER!  
"Blood Trail" really hits home for some of us who know victims of Canada's worst health crisis this century. I hope the RCMP has a copy of the book and is indeed following the Blood Trail where ever it may lead -- even if that means the White House. 10 years of Canadian Red Cross records shredded and now this! Nobody's buying the 1986 cutoff date for compensation for the tainted blood victims and now this EXPOLSIVE THRILLER proves it. A must buy. You won't put this book down.
April 15, 1999
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