Waiting on Wednesday: Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock

Hemlock by Kathleen Peacock is one of the 2012 urban fantasy YA debut novels that I'm most eagerly anticipating!  I mean hello a lupine(=werewolves) syndrome on the rise?! I'm sooo in! Add murder, love and lies into the mix, stir and it might just make an excellent story.

Synopsis borrowed from Goodreads:

Mackenzie and Amy were best friends. Until Amy was brutally murdered.

Since then, Mac’s life has been turned upside down. She is being haunted by Amy in her dreams, and an extremist group called the Trackers has come to Mac’s hometown of Hemlock to hunt down Amy’s killer: A white werewolf.

Lupine syndrome—also known as the werewolf virus—is on the rise across the country. Many of the infected try to hide their symptoms, but bloodlust is not easy to control.

Wanting desperately to put an end to her nightmares, Mac decides to investigate Amy’s murder herself. She discovers secrets lurking in the shadows of Hemlock, secrets about Amy’s boyfriend, Jason, her good pal Kyle, and especially her late best friend. Mac is thrown into a maelstrom of violence and betrayal that puts her life at risk.

Kathleen Peacock’s thrilling novel is the first in the Hemlock trilogy, a spellbinding urban fantasy series filled with provocative questions about prejudice, trust, lies, and love.

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Check out Kathleen's homepage, it is soo pretty. I'm in love with that header.

Published by: HarperCollins.
Release date: May 2012.

What are you waiting for this week?

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