This is an auction for THE WEIGHT OF BLOOD by Laura McHugh.

“Gripping… Her prose will not only keep readers turning the pages but also paints a real and believable portrait of the connections, alliances, and sacrifices that underpin rural, small-town life… Strongly recommended.”

• a *** starred *** review in Library Journal (US)

“Haunting . . . a riveting debut.”

• Los Angeles Times

"Weight of Blood is a tense, taut novel and a truly remarkable debut… A suspenseful thrill ride that satisfies in all the right ways.”

• BookPage (US)

Amazon.com review:

"A gripping, suspenseful novel about two mysterious disappearances a generation apart. The town of Henbane sits deep in the Ozark Mountains. Folks there still whisper about Lucy Dane’s mother, a bewitching stranger who appeared long enough to marry Carl Dane and then vanished when Lucy was a child. Now on the brink of adulthood, Lucy experiences another loss when her friend Cheri is found murdered. When Cheri disappears, Lucy is haunted by the two lost girls—the mother she never knew and the friend she couldn’t save—and sets out to uncover the mystery behind Cheri’s death. What Lucy discovers is a secret that pervades the secluded Missouri hills. The Weight of Blood is an urgent look at the dark side of a bucolic landscape beyond the arm of the law, where a person can easily disappear without a trace. Laura McHugh proves herself a masterly storyteller who has created a tangled terrain as alive and unforgettable as the characters who inhabit it."

More very favourable reviews on Amazon.com.

Paperback 2014.

302 pages.

Very good condition.

The cost of shipping is $3.95.

There is of course no charge for shipping if you collect this book from my shop in Palmerston North following the auction.

Payment within seven days, please.

RURAL DELIVERY: Please note that from February 2018 NZ Post has required that a Rural Delivery ticket (costing $3.70) be attached to every parcel sent to an RD address.