Critical Praise

"Blood is a powerful novel of obsession and desire....The characters are fascinating and repellant by turns, making this an unusual and intriguing read."

——Romantic Times

"Patricia Traxler plunges the reader into a world both familiar and eerie. Seldom have the twin obsessions of love and art been more vividly or intelligently portrayed. What an elegant and suspenseful debut."

——Margot Livesey, author of Criminals

"A sensitive and suspenseful story about love, passion [and] jealousy... Compelling and beautifully written."

——Toronto Sun

"Stylish, modishly erotic."

——Publishers Weekly

"[Traxler's] deeper evocation of the ecstatic waking nightmare of love, friendship, and artistic creation...rings true to the end."

——Kirkus Reviews