On the outskirts of Juarez, Arturo scrapes together a living working odd jobs and staying out of sight. But his friend Faustino is in trouble: he’s stolen money from the narcos to smuggle his girlfriend and her baby into the US, and needs Arturo’s help to get it back. To help his friend, Arturo must face the remorseless world of drug and human traffickers that surrounds him, and contend with a murky past. Hovering over his story is the unsparing divinity Santa Muerte, Saint Death―and the relentless economic and social inequalities that haunt the border between Mexico and its rich northern neighbor.
- ISBN: 9781626725492
- Published: 2017 , Roaring Brook Press
- Themes: Crime, Drugs, Poverty, violence
- Descriptors: Mexico, Mystery and Thriller, Realistic Fiction, Young Adult (ages 14-18)
- No. of pages: 240