March 1, 2024
Medina (Sisters of the Lost Nation, 2023) returns with another mystery encased in supernatural mythology, set on a Louisiana reservation. Noemi, 38, is starting to see a future for herself when her boyfriend is unexpectedly killed. Louie, the uncle who helped to raise her until the age of five, returns for the annual powwow just as Noemi is receiving the terrible news, reminding him of the summer of 1986 when a series of deaths led to the unraveling of his life. Told from both Louie and Noemi's points of view, the story moves fluidly between past and present, enhancing the unease and layering the dread, allowing readers to feel the reverberations of both horrible secrets and reservation life over time. However, despite the pain and fear, there is ultimately a celebration of life at the novel's core. A great choice for fans of mystery-horror hybrids that offer a compelling, character-focused story that entertains without shying away from a direct portrayal of the generational trauma experienced by marginalized people, similar to Cynthia Pelayo's Children of Chicago (2021) or Erika T. Wurth's White Horse (2022).
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March 29, 2024
Medina follows up his much-anticipated and well-reviewed debut, Sisters of the Lost Nation, with mythological horror from an Indigenous point of view. As suspicious deaths mount on a reservation in Louisiana, Noemi begins to uncover secrets about what is menacing the tribal lands. Prepub Alert.
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