A woman is on a mission to discover if her high-school sweetheart is guilty of murder in this
domestic suspense debut filled with "head-snapping reveals jaw-dropping twists and a stunning
conclusion." (Samantha M. Bailey) "I read it in a SINGLE SITTING." -Hayley Scrivenor
nationally bestselling and Lambda Literary Award-winning author of Dirt Creek and Girl Falling
A double murder. A toxic past. A family secret. When criminal lawyer Justine Stone is handed
the lead on her first murder case she's thrilled at the chance to enter the big leagues-until
she discovers that she recognizes the man on the stand. Jake Reynolds her first love who
abruptly disappeared from her life years ago and who is now facing charges for a grisly double
homicide. If she's going to send Jake to prison for murder she has to be sure and that means
heading back to their hometown to seek answers a place she's been desperate to leave in the
past. Back home after almost two decades Justine is haunted by memories not only of the
idyllic love she shared with Jake but darker recollections of the death of her beloved father
and the weight of the small town's expectations. When her older brother Max goes missing she
starts to suspect that everything is connected and with the date of the trial looming she's
running out of time to put the pieces together. Riveting and atmospheric Bad Blood is a story
of dark secrets complicated families and fraught homecoming which will keep readers guessing
until the very last page.
