Thursday, October 21, 2021

Book Beginnings + Friday 56: Blood from a Stone (The True Lies of Rembrandt Stone #5) by David James Warren

Book Beginnings is a weekly meme hosted by Rose City Reader that asks you to share the first sentence (or so) of the book you're reading. Friday 56 is hosted by Freda's Voice and asks you to grab a book (any book), turn to page 56 or 56% in your ereader and share a non-spoilery sentence or two.

He fled the future with blood on his hands. Now, he’ll do anything to stop a killer.

Tragedy has yet again taken from Detective Rembrandt Stone everything he loves. Now, he has one last chance to get things right and stop a killer he’s been hunting across four timelines. Instead, he gets tangled in a petty crime that just might cost him his once chance at justice.

With two murders to stop, and thirty-eight lives still in the balance, Rembrandt must play his hand against time just right if he wants to win his future… Play it wrong and his life will stay shattered beyond repair.

What sacrifices will he have to make to come home to his wife and daughter?

The stakes have never been higher in the heart-wrenching, edge-of-your-seat fifth story of the True Lies of Rembrandt Stone.

Book Beginnings
This is not my world.
Not my life.
Not my time.

Friday 56
I take a breath, remembering suddenly how he tried to drown me twenty-three years from now. And, with that memory come the words he spoke. "You've been dogging me for twenty years for a crime I didn't commit?"

What have you been reading lately?

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20 comments:

  1. Breana M.October 22, 2021 at 12:03 AM

    These are really great quotes. Enjoy your current read! :-)

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  2. Anne@HeadFullofBooksOctober 22, 2021 at 12:14 AM

    I know how that narrator is feeling with the first opening quote.

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  3. SaritaOctober 22, 2021 at 1:30 AM

    Loving this series. My post: https://moretoodiscover.blogspot.com/2021/10/book-spotlight-fridays-hours-to-kill.html

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    1. Ashley SappOctober 23, 2021 at 11:56 AM

      Me too! It seems like every book just gets better and better. :)

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  4. Juli RahelOctober 22, 2021 at 2:51 AM

    Rembrandt really is going through it, no? Also, that F56 seems to throw a spanner in the works! Perhaps everything isn't as it seems?! I hope you enjoy this one and that you have a lovely weekend :)
    Juli @ A Universe in Words

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    1. Ashley SappOctober 23, 2021 at 11:58 AM

      Thank you, Juli! Yeah, Rem's dealing with a lot, lol. Just when you think he's reached the worst possible outcome, something else comes along. Poor guy can't seem to catch a break.

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  5. Lisa K Thomasson JungOctober 22, 2021 at 12:00 PM

    I love the book beginning quote. Happy reading.

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  6. CindyOctober 22, 2021 at 12:56 PM

    I wish my library had these books, I know my son would enjoy them, but I might as well. Thanks for sharing!

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    1. Ashley SappOctober 23, 2021 at 11:59 AM

      I hope your library gets them one of these days. It's such a fantastic series. :)

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  7. fredamansOctober 22, 2021 at 1:20 PM

    LOL @ the 56... Pre-anger... it should be a thing! :-)
    Happy weekend!

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  8. Emma at Words And Peace / France Book ToursOctober 22, 2021 at 3:12 PM

    Intriguing, so at the same time thriller and fantasy? Tine travel?
    Here is my Friday 56, a thriller set in Paris: https://francebooktours.com/2021/10/22/double-identity-friday-56/

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    1. Ashley SappOctober 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM

      Yeah, it's such a great combination, at least in these authors' hands. :)

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  9. Lauren StoolfireOctober 22, 2021 at 7:45 PM

    I'm going to have to try this series. Thanks for the introduction!

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  10. Lark October 23, 2021 at 2:15 PM

    Love those excerpts! Have a great weekend, Ashley. :)

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