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Coyote songs : a barrio noir /

In this mosaic horror/crime novel, ghosts and old gods guide the hands of those caught up in a violent struggle to save the soul of the American southwest. A man tasked with shuttling children over the border believes the Virgin Mary is guiding him towards final justice. A woman offers colonizer blo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Iglesias, Gabino (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: El Paso, TX : Broken River Books, [2018]
Subjects:
Human smuggling > Fiction.
Revenge > Fiction.
Mexican-American Border Region > Fiction.
Trafic de migrants > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Vengeance > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Région frontalière mexicano-américaine > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Human smuggling.
Revenge.
North America > Mexican-American Border Region.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Horror fiction.
Noir fiction.
Fiction.
Science fiction.
Description
Summary:In this mosaic horror/crime novel, ghosts and old gods guide the hands of those caught up in a violent struggle to save the soul of the American southwest. A man tasked with shuttling children over the border believes the Virgin Mary is guiding him towards final justice. A woman offers colonizer blood to the Mother of Chaos. A boy joins corpse destroyers to seek vengeance for the death of his father. These stories intertwine with those of a vengeful spirit and a hungry creature to paint a timely, compelling, pulpy portrait of revenge, family, and hope.
Physical Description:197 pages ; 21 cm
Awards:Bram Stoker Award, Superior Achievement in a Fiction Collection, 2018 (Shortlisted)
ISBN:9781940885490
1940885493