A gripping debut psychological crime novel about family lies and dark secrets in an isolated community as a series of women go missing. Perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's novels, as well as fans of the TV film series Top of the Lake and the film Winter's Bone.
Laura McHugh is the author of The Weight of Blood, winner of an
International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel and a
Silver Falchion Award for Best First Novel- Literary Suspense. The
Weight of Blood was named a Best Book of the Year by BookPage, the
Kansas City Star, and the Sunday Times, and was also nominated for
an Alex Award, Barry Award, and GoodReads Choice Award (Best
Mystery and Best Debut).
She lives in Missouri with her husband and children.
It is a long time since I have read a debut as impressive as Laura
McHugh's The Weight of Blood. It is a chilling portrait of a small
town in the Ozarks where violent men are protected and young women
vanish.
*The Sunday Times*
One of the best thrillers of the summer and one of the best books
of the year… Beautifully written and cleverly plotted with
memorable, deftly drawn character, The Weight of Blood is an
unmissable debut.
*Sunday Express*
The Weight of Blood is an outstanding debut
*Sunday Times*
excellent debut
*The Times*
Very accomplished technically, and a scary psychological study of
an introverted rural community
*Independent*
There's a haunting, hypnotic, quality to this book that gives a
splendid tautness as the secrets of a suspicious and inward-looking
community isolated in a magnificent but dangerous – even deadly –
landscape are uncovered. An accomplished debut.
*Guardian*
an excellent story, told with well-fleshed, warmblooded characters
that give colour and authenticity to the Ozark backdrop. It was a
compelling read ... Marvellous. There is lip-licking anticipation
for more from this first time author.
*Mean Streets*
The Weight of Blood is a tense, taut novel and a truly remarkable
debut ... The Weight of Blood rewards its readers with a
suspenseful thrill ride that satisfies in all the right ways.
*Book Page*
This is an outstanding first novel, replete with suspense, crisp
dialogue, and vivid Ozarks color and atmosphere.
*Publishers Weekly*
The prose is strong, with evocative paint strokes in all the right
places. McHugh is an artful, efficient writer who tells her story
in vicious blows ... McHugh has crafted a sharp, haunting tale of
blood in the Ozarks, as substantial as it is pleasurable to
read.
*Los Angeles Times*
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