It's 1856, and nineteen-year-old Mattie is accompanying her husband, Captain John Clark, and a band of deviants on a merchant voyage to San Francisco.

Shortly after launch, a deckhand mysteriously goes missing, with all signs pointing to murder. When the captain suddenly declines in health, no one is qualified to take the helm. Rallying the crew, Mattie must navigate the deadliest passage of sea known to man, but first, she must escape the throes of a killer. 

 Weight of the Water is a heart-rending novel representing the unmatched strength and determination of a woman in crisis.