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Better the Blood by Michael Bennett

Once Upon a Crime Mystery Book Club

2025-08-07 15:00:00 2025-08-07 16:00:00 America/Chicago Better the Blood by Michael Bennett Join the discussion of Better the Blood, which is our Once Upon a Crime Mystery Book Club selection for August. Pick up a copy at the Highland Branch. Highland

Thursday, August 07
3:00pm - 4:00pm

Add to Calendar 2025-08-07 15:00:00 2025-08-07 16:00:00 America/Chicago Better the Blood by Michael Bennett Join the discussion of Better the Blood, which is our Once Upon a Crime Mystery Book Club selection for August. Pick up a copy at the Highland Branch. Highland

Highland

Meeting Room A

Join the discussion of Better the Blood, which is our Once Upon a Crime Mystery Book Club selection for August. Pick up a copy at the Highland Branch.

Māori detective Hana Westerman juggles single motherhood, endemic prejudice, and the pressures of her career in Auckland CIB. Led to a crime scene by a mysterious video, she discovers a man ritualistically hanging in a secret room and a puzzling inward-curving inscription. Delving into the investigation after a second, apparently unrelated, death, she uncovers a chilling connection to a historic crime: 160 years before, during the brutal and bloody British colonization of New Zealand, a troop of colonial soldiers unjustly executed a Māori Chief. Hana realizes that the murders are utu: the Māori tradition of rebalancing for the crime committed eight generations ago. There were six soldiers in the British troop, and since descendants of two of the soldiers have been killed, four more potential murders remain. The pursuit soon becomes frighteningly personal.

AGE GROUP: | Adults (19-99) |

TAGS: | Discussion Groups |

Highland

Phone: 219-838-2394

Branch manager
Heather

Hours
Mon, Jul 28 12:30PM to 8:30PM
Tue, Jul 29 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Wed, Jul 30 12:30PM to 8:30PM
Thu, Jul 31 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Fri, Aug 01 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Aug 02 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Aug 03 Closed

About the branch

The Highland Branch Library has long played an important role in downtown Highland. From its beginnings in rented storefronts to the Highland Memorial Library built in 1946 to its present location on Jewett and 4th Street, it has been an integral part of the community. The exterior of the library looks nearly as it did when it was first built in 1966. Although it is one of the oldest buildings in the library system, it's newly remodeled interior makes it one of the newest. The library still houses over 65,000 items, but now also features a large meeting room and children's program room, a small group room, and WiFi, along with many public Internet computers. These features, along with the library's bright and inviting atmosphere and convenient location, make the Highland Branch Library a destination for the community and surrounding areas.

Upcoming events

Tue, Jul 29, 10:30am - 11:15am
Children's Programming Room
Registration is now closed

Thu, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:30am
Children's Programming Room
This event is full

Sat, Aug 02, 11:00am - 12:00pm
Children's Programming Room

Mon, Aug 04, 2:00pm - 3:45pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Aug 07, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Sat, Aug 09, 11:00am - 2:00pm
Children's Programming Room,Meeting Room A

Mon, Aug 11, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Wed, Aug 13, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Mon, Aug 25, 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Meeting Room A

Tue, Aug 26, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Meeting Room A

Thu, Aug 28, 10:30am - 11:30am
Meeting Room A