If Blood Should Stain the Wattle is a 1947 Australian novel by Ailsa Craig.
[1] It was described as "A story of domestic conflict in a country setting.
Told with quiet, but compelling power in the manner of Daphne du Maurier.
"[6] The Weekly Times said Craig's "style is impressive and she writes convincingly about country scenes with which she is familiar.
"[7] The Age said "This book makes entertaining reading, although it is written fulsomely, with some characters trite and others unconvincing.