The Blood Labyrinth
by B.R. Bentley

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Seventy-four years after the suspicious death of an unidentified man at a South African beach, the police open a cold-case investigation into the crime. The only clue to his identity – an undeciphered coded message written in an 1817 translated book of verse. Sixteen thousand kilometers away, Rachel Burton begins a search for her biological family. Armed with only an incomplete Canadian birth certificate, she enlists the help of her former lover, investigative journalist and undercover CSIS agent, Hayden Jones. When a public database DNA match connects the police investigation to Rachel’s search, it triggers an alert at the British spy agency, MI6. Unwavering for decades in their efforts to preserve the dead man’s anonymity, the agency nonetheless remains anxious to find those responsible for his death. As the various protagonists attempt to advance their respective agendas, their paths continue to intersect until, ultimately, all collide in a surprising and unexpected conclusion. Inspired by real events, The Blood Labyrinth is a captivating international mystery by Canadian author B.R. Bentley.

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The author has lived in Bermuda, Canada and South Africa while enjoying a global career as a banker and corporate executive. An enthusiastic sailor, scuba diver, and occasional art collector, he draws on the experiences from his travels, business, and recreational pursuits to facilitate his writing. A graduate of the Middlesex University (London) MA Novel Writing programme, B.R. Bentley has published four novels to-date. In 2022, his short story The Passenger was awarded ‘1st Place Fiction’ in The North Shore Writers’ Association - Annual Writing Competition. He currently lives on the west coast of Canada with his wife and their family dog.

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