A Publishers Weekly Best Book of the Year A Book Riot Best Mystery & Thriller of the Year A
Marie Claire Best Mystery-Thriller of the Year A Library Journal Stellar Selection Three
women in one twisted family race for answers in this striking mystery set in the Mexicali
borderlands that "breathes new life into the myth of Persephone and Demeter" (Ana Reyes author
of The House in the Pines ). At the edge of the Salton Sea in the blistering borderlands
something is out hunting... Malamar Veracruz has never left the dust-choked town of El
Valle. Here Mal has done her best to build a good life: She’s 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. Mal’s 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' s too late. Combining elements of
Latina and Indigenous culture family drama mystery horror and magical realism in a
spellbinding mix Salt Bones lays bare the realities of environmental catastrophe family
secrets and the unrelenting bond between mothers and daughters. “Taut with a mother’s fierce
love and the corrosive power of secrets...this is storytelling at its most urgent and
haunting.” —Morgan Talty author of Night of the Living Rez “A novel of visceral and
celestial storytelling power where the grieving land holds as many secrets as the characters.”
—Kali Fajardo-Anstine author of Sabrina & Corina "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 explores the dark complexities of
mother-daughter relationships." —Erin E. Adams author of Jackal “An irresistible world.”
—Tananarive Due author of The Reformatory
