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mystery By Gary Brackett Blood lint by Sidney Sheldon; William* Morrow; $9.95 Intrigue, mystery and suspense make Sidney Sheldon's new novel, Bloodline, his best yet. The plot of the novel centers around Elizabeth Roffee, the only child of the world's richest and most powerful man, Sam Roffee. Shortly after the novel begins, Sam dies in a strange accident, leaving the controling interest in his multibillion dollar business in the hands of his daughter. Even though Elizabeth has controlling interest in the company, the remainder of the shares of stock are equally divided among Sam's other relatives ? Amanda and Walther Gassner, Ivo and oiinoneiia foiazzi, ana unaries and Helene Roffee. EACH OF these couples desperately wants to sell their shares, but Sam specifically requested that the company remain in the hands of the family unless each stock holder agreed that one of them could sell. 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The reader is kept guessing up to the final moments of the novel just who the would-be killer is. Is it Ivo . Palazzi, a man with two wives and two families to support? Is it , Charles Roffee, a man who has gambled away his entire fortune? To it Annul Uf?ni o f I I n io iv muia i naiuici : neiener. Simonetta? Or, even Rhys? Each of these persons has a motive and the perfect method, but only one of them is capable of murder. Sidney Sheldon has created a fantastic story about the lives of )elta Pi n m r m LjIM I S on Main ? Fashion" id Benefit na Inn that 8 p.m. ons $2. Delia PI & Berry's on Main / l n v IIKsWW&l (t OF THE SEASON! V f books from top publishers, in- / tutgers, University of Chicago, Vf ind hardback - a broad spectrum y pfhinff tn nnnpnl fn ?uprvnno o ?v VTV? jvuv IB ts V F publisher's list ! \ V / \?4 oo.u (r /O V/Ul. ^Olll \ >k Corner 7 store, Russell House T Dwer lust the rich which is as good as his most successful novel, The Other Side of Midnight. In fact. Bloodline is very similar to Midnight in that it deals with a heroine who is terrorized by friends and relatives. As is typical of Sheldon's novels, Bloodline is filled with sex and violence. Sheldon, however, does not sacrifice plot and good organization in order to include these elements like many 20th century authors do. Bloodline is must reading for anyone who enjoys a good "whodunit." Currently, Bloodline is still in the top 10 on the New York Times Best Seller List. According to many book dealers, the novel should be out in paperback in about eight months. Sheldon's other novels include: The Naked Face and A Stranger In The Mirror. & Tic? Boat Cmhm <r VP Shh! \ (# The Gnomes are here (f J come and see them ? ) a quietly tho\ U \ 1979 calendars $6.95 ^ y PLUS other earthly offerings (L T in the best little corner \ y at Carolina! / V The Book Corner V ( USC Campus Bookstore, (f J Russell House u There's ( a litth Al Wednesdi Heineken 85* Thurs. 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