What Matters Blood by Tom Wallace
Trade Paperback	5 ½ x 8 ½	Murder/Mystery
Release date: December 2004	237 pages	ISBN: 1-933016-08-6
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Legendary homicide detective Jack Dantzler has never failed to solve a murder. Thirty-three killers apprehended, tried, convicted. Perfect—like God’s soul. But Dantzler’s perfection ends when three college women are brutally murdered, victims of a serial killer who strangles his prey, decorates their bodies with a St. Jude medal and a photo of Michelangelo’s Pieta, then lacerates the jugular post-mortem.

The series of murders reawaken Dantzler’s memories of his own mother’s murder when he was still a young boy. As he delves deeper into the case, haunted by thoughts of his mother, Dantzler edges closer to the abyss. To catch the serial killer, he must first regain control of his own emotions.

What Matters Blood presents Dantzler with his ultimate challenge––entering into the dark and twisted mind of a cunning adversary who will stop at nothing to prevail in what he calls this “Waltz of Death” with the great detective.

Reviews and Accolades

".What Matters Blood is a dose of saucy language, some slightly dysfunctional romance and a riveting mystery."
-Kentucky Monthly

".masterful characterization.Wallace's portrayal of the serial killer is chilling...fast-paced, realistic dialogue, and the search for the killer intriguing. (A) galvanizing read that will hold the reader's interest throughout.
-Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Freelance sportswriter TOM WALLACE is the author of five books, including The Kentucky Basketball Encyclopedia and Inside/Outside: A Behind the Scenes Look at Kentucky Basketball. This is his first novel. He currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky.