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Explores 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.

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A 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]

Speak of It A Memoir

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      Publisher University of New Mexico Press
      Published 30 September 2023
      ISBN-13 9780826365323
      978-0826365323
      ISBN-10 0826365329
      Also in:
      Abnormal psychology Child abuse

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explores 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 Review
      A 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]

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