Three women in one twisted family race for answers in this "stunning" 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). "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 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
