A tale of friendship, farming and one woman’s fight for justice.

Hilary Lloyd’s debut novel, A Necessary Killing, is a compelling, unpredictable and ultimately terrifying story that traces the anguish of a widow through bereavement and the worst nightmare of her life. 

Drawn from her own experiences as a Smallholder in Shropshire with one of the few flocks of sheep in her area to survive the FMD epidemic in 2001.

Voted the UKA Press ‘Suspense of the Year’ this novel explores one woman’s refusal to be beaten by the system whatever the personal cost. 

Extract - “I took it for granted they were on my side. Now they’ve shown me they care nothing for me or my friends and neighbours. They rode through our lives with as much intelligence as a tractor and without the sensitivity of a hammer. They destroyed our trust, our security and our respect and I will bring them to justice.”

When Julie Sumner’s husband is killed she finds comfort in her animals and in her tight-knit circle of farming friends. But when disease threatens, the closeness of that community becomes a danger in itself. As one by one her friends surrender, Julie, fuelled by grief and rage, vows to fight on alone. To the death, if necessary.

Kate Long, author of The Bad Mother’s Handbook, Swallowing Grandma, and Queen Mum says, “A gripping portrait of a modern tragedy.” 

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Price: £10.99
Published by UKA Press 2006
ISBN: 1905796005 & 9781905796007

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