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Laura McHugh

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in Fort Madison, Iowa, The United States

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Laura McHugh's debut novel, The Weight of Blood, won an International Thriller Writers Award for Best First Novel, a Silver Falchion Award for Best First Novel: Literary Suspense, and the Missouri Author Award for Fiction. It was also nominated for an Alex Award, Barry Award, and GoodReads Choice Award (Best Mystery and Best Debut). Her second novel, Arrowood, was an international bestseller and a finalist for the International Thriller Writers Award for Best Hardcover Novel. Her story "Endgame" has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

McHugh lives in Missouri with her husband and children.

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	The Weight of Blood 3.74 avg rating — 19,194 ratings — published 2014 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arrowood 3.75 avg rating — 5,498 ratings — published 2016 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wolf Wants in 4.39 avg rating — 51 ratings — expected publication 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Im Sog der Schuld: Roman by Laura McHugh (Goodreads Author), Andrea Brandl (Translator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	City Baker's Guide to Country Living / Hostage Taker / Billy and Me / Arrowood (Reader's Digest Select Editions, Volume 6, 2016) by Louise Miller (Goodreads Author), Stefanie Pintoff (Goodreads Author) , Giovanna Fletcher (Goodreads Author) 3.69 avg rating — 16 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Arrowood

Arrowood: A Novel

My second novel, ARROWOOD, will be out July 5th in the US and June 16th in the UK. I will be giving away some ARCs in the near future! :)

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Published on January 26, 2016 12:22 • Tags: arrowood, the-weight-of-blood

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Quotes by Laura McHugh

“You grow up feeling the weight of blood, of family. There's no forsaking kin. But you can't help when kin forsakes you or when strangers come to be family.”
― Laura McHugh, The Weight of Blood

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“...my mom always telling me that a man with clean nails hides his dirt on the inside.”
― Laura McHugh, The Weight of Blood

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“I took in the thick night air, the sweet smell of honeysuckle, the chirping of frogs, to impress the moment in the folds of my memory, preserve it like a flower between pages of a book. To remember: This is how it feels to be happy.”
― Laura McHugh, The Weight of Blood

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The Taster

by V.S. Alexander

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Landfall

by Ellen Urbani

17 votes, 23.9%

Something in the Water

by Catherine Steadman

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Nutshell

by Ian McEwan

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The Weight of Blood

by Laura McHugh

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by Susan Holloway Scott

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The Crazyladies of Pearl Street

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