SALT BONES BY JENNIFER GIVHAN

Three women in one twisted family race for answers in this “stunning” mystery set in the Mexicali borderlands that “breathes newlife into the myth of Persephone and Demeter”(Ana Reyes, author ofThe House in the Pines).

“A triumph. . . One of the most masterful marriages of horror, mystery, thriller, and literary writing.”The Los Angeles Times
“Will absolutely mesmerize you. Cosmo
“Beautifully exploresthe dark complexities of mother-daughter relationships.” Erin E. Adams, author ofJackal
An irresistible world.Tananarive Due, author ofThe Reformatory

At the edge of the Salton Sea, in the blistering borderlands, something is out hunting. . .

Malamar Veracruz has never left thedust-choked town of El Valle. Here, Mal has done her best to build a good life: Shes raised two children, worked hard, and tried to forget the painful, unexplained disappearance of her sister, Elena. When another local girl goes missing, Mal plunges into a fresh yet familiar nightmare. As a desperate Mal hunts for answers, her search becomes increasingly tangled with inscrutable visions of a horse-headed woman, a local legend who Mal feels compelled to follow.Mals perspective is joined by the voices of her two daughters, all three of whom must work to uncover the truth about the missing girls in their community before it’stoo late.

Combining elements of Latina and Indigenous culture, family drama, mystery, horror, and magical realism in a spellbinding mix,Salt Boneslays bare the realities of environmental catastrophe, family secrets, and the unrelenting bond between mothers and daughters.

Taut with a mothers fierce love and the corrosive power of secrets . . . this is storytelling at its most urgent and haunting. Morgan Talty, author ofNight of the Living Rez

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