Description
Book SynopsisExplores how Marcos McPeek Villatoro channelled his Latino roots to come to terms with the childhood sexual abuse he suffered at the hands of a relative in his home in Appalachia, and he recounts his ensuing struggle with trauma and mental illness.
Trade ReviewA neat, Hitchcockian thriller. . . . Let's hope there are real FBI agents as brilliant as Romilia Chacón."—
Washington Post [for
A Venom Beneath the Skin]
"Scintillating, densely plotted. . . . Villatoro creates a compelling, dramatic balance."—
Publisher's Weekly (starred review) [for
Minos]
"Rich in history and myth, rich in setting, rich in character. This book reminded me of
The Da Vinci Code. It is a pleasure from start to finish."—T. Jefferson Parker, Edgar Award-winning author of
A Thousand Steps [for
Minos]
"Charles Dickens, or more recently Joyce Carol Oates and Margaret Atwood, have used the crime novel to eloquently express themselves. . . . Add to that chorus of writers the name . . . Marcos McPeek Villatoro."—
Los Angeles Times Book Review [for
Home Killings]
