Read Widely Book Group

Join us to discuss Better the Blood by Michael Bennett.

In Auckland, New Zealand, Hannah Westerman faces daily challenges as a busy detective, a single mother, and a member of the indigenous Maori people. An anonymous text message draws her into the hunt for a killer whose crimes are connected to a 160 year old atrocity committed by British soldiers against a Maori chief. As she investigates, Hannah must wrestle with her Maori identity and roots, as well as her own past actions as a young police officer sent to break up a protest over indigenous land rights.

This book may be counted toward the Australia & Oceania badge in the 2023 Read Widely: Around the World challenge.

Copies of the book will be available at the Circulation Desk one month before the meeting date. eBook copies are available through Hoopla with your FPLD library card. 

Please note: Spaces are limited. Registration is required.