Weight of Blood e-bog

'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.' Joan Smith, The Sunday Times People still whisper about Lucy Dane s mother who vanished years ago from the town of Henbane, deep in the Ozark mountains.When one of Lucy s friends is found murdered, Lucy feels haunted by the two lost women: by the mother she never knew, and the friend she couldn t protect.But her search for answers, in a place where secrets are easily concealed, leads her to a chilling discovery.And with this revelation, she must grapple with the meaning of family, the secrets we keep, and the lengths we will go to protect the ones we love.