A Line of Blood - Tapa dura

"An impressive slice of domestic suspense... McPherson is a dab hand at creating realistically flawed characters to whom one just about manages to give the benefit of the doubt, and the ending... is still shocking."--The Guardian

Fascinating. From the first page of A LINE OF BLOOD, I was hooked. I couldn t put it down! --Lisa Jackson, "New York Times" bestselling author"

McPherson displays a rare skill for creating characters with depth in a world that is splintering around them. --"Daily Mail" (UK)"

An impressive slice of domestic suspense McPherson is a dab hand at creating realistically flawed characters to whom one just about manages to give the benefit of the doubt, and the ending is still shocking. --The Guardian"

Gripping from the get-go, A Line of Blood will have readers wondering what they might be capable of in the face of the terrible isolation of self within a family running off the rails. --Tami Hoag, #1 "New York Times" Bestselling author of "Cold Cold Heart""

A family drama packed with suspense. --"The Sunday Post" (UK)"

Many good novels pose the question: how should you act in certain circumstances? This is the question McPherson puts, and the answer that he finds for his characters seems to me admirable and yet morally dubious. This is how it should be. --"The Scotsman" (UK)"

McPherson s mystery is carefully constructed, a literary house of cards. Layer upon layer of revelation increases the tension. --Kirkus Reviews"

McPherson s debut prolongs suspense until the dreadful truth becomes undeniable, raising the questions of how these well-drawn characters will survive and how justice is best served. --Library Journal"

A compelling read for its vivid portrait of a family whose secrets are hidden behind a mask of normalcy until a violent act rips it away This is a novel for those who like their suspense written in dark tones. --New York Journal of Books"

When he discovers his enigmatic next-door neighbor dead, Alex is intertwined in a psychologically charged investigation implicating his wife and their 11-year-old son. A first novel. 100,000 first printing.