Blood Enough

By Mary Beth Haile

Blood Enough is a multi-perspective literary novel that follows the psychological fallout after a fatal police shooting. When a young Latino man is killed during a routine stop, rookie officer Brian Miller becomes a symbol-for both state violence and failed systems. As protests rage, those connected to the incident struggle to hold their lives together.

From Brian's slow descent into despair, to his widow Linda's reluctant survival, to the victim's grieving mother and a field training officer drowning in guilt, Blood Enough traces the ripples of a single moment through institutions, relationships, and faith. Told in alternating points of view, the novel explores race, legacy, silence, and how we rewrite the meaning of sacrifice-both in public and behind closed doors.

Complete at 37,484 words, this novel will appeal to readers of Jesmyn Ward, Tommy Orange, and Bryan Washington.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0F8VDDPWD
• ISBN13: 9798283866024
• Release Date: May 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 134 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"