These include the 1958 murder spree of Charles Starkweather and his girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate-the young couple left eleven people dead in Nebraska and Wyoming. Blake has also stated that she drew inspiration from two real-life crime events. The ominous presence of the supernatural vampire does little to dissuade the reader’s belief, and that is the true power of this author-to make us believe in the inconceivable. The scary thing about All These Bodies is that it reads very closely to true crime. So, let’s begin at the heart of the novel. This unique way of weaving urban legend with true crime will have readers racing to find out what happens next. But is he willing to hear it, and most importantly, will he believe what Marie has to tell him, before their time runs out? With the perfectly suspenseful backdrop of a small town set to ignite, Blake once more crafts a powerfully atmospheric novel with characters that stand up off the page. At first, she is perceived as a victim and key witness, but when it’s revealed that none of the blood is hers, she is soon labelled as an accomplice.Īs those around him hunt for answers, Michael must turn to the one person who may just know the truth. Enter Marie Catherine Hale, who is found standing covered in blood in the middle of the crime scene.

Their bodies, like the others, are drained of blood, and there’s not a drop left in sight.

17-year-old Michael Jensen is the son of the local sheriff in rural Minnesota and has aspirations of becoming a journalist, but little does he know that the biggest story of his life is about to be dropped in his lap when a local family becomes the next victims in a string of bizarre murders. Set in 1958, All Theses Bodies is the perfect example of what happens when true crime meets supernatural fiction. Kendare Blake gives readers the perfect spooky season read with her latest release, All These Bodies.

All these bodies by kendare blake