Mary Lee Settle

5 1/2 x 8, 260 pages
paper, ISBN 1-57003-118-5, $12.95t

ABOUT THE BOOK

The Killing Ground begins in 1978 with the return of Hannah McKarkle to her hometown of Canona, West Virginia, where she sets out to remove the shroud of mystery that has surrounded her brother's murder for more than two decades. In her quest Hannah pieces together a collective history of Canona, peels away the facades that mask the town's "best people," and becomes acquainted with the community's unpretentious citizenry. Her search for truth reveals a heritage that extends back to Johnny Church of Prisons, bringing the story of The Beulah Quintet full circle and yielding a tale told with moving conviction.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mary Lee Settle was born in Charleston, West Virginia, and has lived in England, Turkey, and New York. Her novel Blood Tie won the National Book Award and her novel Choices received the Lillian Smith Award for fiction. Settle's other works include the novels Charley Bland, Celebration, The Clam Shell, The Love Eaters, The Kiss of Kinand a memoir, All the Brave Promises. Settle now lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

Addie
Charley Bland
Prisons
Know Nothing
The Scapegoat
All the Brave Promises
Blood Tie
Celebration
The Clam Shell
The Love Eaters and The Kiss of Kin