Blood Line (1995) by Rex Burns is the 10th book in the Denver Police Department Detective Gabe Wager series. Burns is a very good crime fiction writer and he captures character & setting very well; think authentic. But, sometimes his books lack in the mystery department. Blood Line avoids this pitfall by being a straight ahead police procedural and the results are most satisfactory. Blood Line is a strong entry to the Gabe Wager series...Plot follows Wager investigating two separate murders of young men/boys, one being Wager's cousin. Are narcotics involved? The story moves along smoothly through the mean streets of Denver and makes a few stops at Denver International Airport. Lot's of action and shoot-outs and in the end you get a solid & tight crime fiction novel. Residents of Denver, like me, will get a kick out of reading Blood Line as with the entire Gabe Wager series...4 outta 5 stars...