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One Drop of Blood

Kel McKelvey seriesbook 1 of 2Next:KIA(2008) →

Robert Dean "Kel" McKelvey, burned out after 15 years, has bones of Jimmie Carl Trimble, Vietnam War hero — or does he? A rare DNA sequence, at both Army and FBI labs, links to 40-year-old unsolved racial Arkansas double killing. Kel's partner is volatile FBI agent Michael Levine. Can they unravel web of silence, stolen identity, betrayal, patriotism, collusion, and lies?

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 333 pages

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