Rita Todacheene, Albuquerque PD forensic photographer, is at a crisis point in her career. Her colleagues are watching her with suspicion after the recent revelation that she can see the ghosts of murder victims. Her unmanageable caseload is further complicated by the fact that half the department has blacklisted her for ratting out a corrupt fellow cop. And back home in Tohatchi on the Navajo reservation, Rita's grandma is getting older. Maybe it's time for her to leave policework behind entirely—if only the ghosts will let her.
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9798892745307
- File size: 262452 KB
- Duration: 09:06:46
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Publisher's Weekly
August 5, 2024
Emerson’s riveting second paranormal thriller featuring Rita Todacheene (after Shutter) finds the Navajo forensic photographer laying low following the traumatic events of the previous novel. Long viewed with suspicion because of her ability to see ghosts, Rita has become a pariah among her law enforcement colleagues after exposing corruption in the department. Her medical leave ends early when she’s called to a gruesome crime scene where teenager Jude Montaño—the eldest son of a retired Albuquerque detective—appears to have killed his entire family. At the scene, the ghosts of Jude’s young siblings appear to Rita. One of them leads her to evidence suggesting that their father was sexually abusing them, and that Jude is innocent. Unable to toe the thin blue line of silence, Rita resigns and returns to her family on the reservation near Gallup, N.Mex. Her peace is short-lived, however, as the ghosts of indigent Native people who died at the hands of a clergy-affiliated serial killer begin to haunt her, and she’s forced to launch an under-the-radar investigation that she suspects could connect to the Montaño case. Visceral prose (a young ghost’s breath “smelled of blood and gunpowder”) elevates Emerson’s impressive blend of crime fiction and supernatural horror. This series deserves a long life. Agent: Nancy Stauffer, Nancy Stauffer Assoc. -
AudioFile Magazine
Lakota/Mohawk narrator Charley Flyte returns to draw listeners into the brutal earthly and sad spiritual worlds of forensic photographer Rita Todacheene. Flyte masterfully meets the challenge of voicing Todacheene, conveying her torturous special gift to see and hear the spirits of those who have died by violence. Shifting seamlessly between Todacheene's perspective and the voice of a deranged murderer, Flyte creates an intensely creepy atmosphere, exposing listeners to the raw emotional landscape of cruel crimes. The graphic details and psychological depth will immerse listeners in Todacheene's challenging experiences. While listeners will find enough backstory to pick up on the characters, relationships, and plotlines from the first audiobook in the series, they might benefit from starting with SHUTTER. E.Q. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
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