# Salt Bones - Hardcover

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by **Jennifer Givhan** (Author)

**A _Publishers Weekly_ Best Book of the Year  
A _Book Riot_ Best Mystery & Thriller of the Year  
A _Marie Claire_ Best Mystery-Thriller of the Year  
A _Library Journal_ Stellar Selection  
A RUSA 2026 Reading List Selection**

Three women in one twisted family race for answers in this striking mystery set in the Mexicali borderlands that "breathes new life into the myth of Persephone and Demeter" (Ana Reyes, author of _The House in the Pines_).

_At the edge of the Salton Sea, in the blistering borderlands, something is out hunting..._

Malamar Veracruz has never left the dust-choked town of El Valle. Here, Mal has done her best to build a good life: She's raised two children, worked hard, and tried to forget the painful, unexplained disappearance of her sister, Elena. When another local girl goes missing, Mal plunges into a fresh yet familiar nightmare. As a desperate Mal hunts for answers, her search becomes increasingly tangled with inscrutable visions of a horse-headed woman, a local legend who Mal feels compelled to follow. Mal's perspective is joined by the voices of her two daughters, all three of whom must work to uncover the truth about the missing girls in their community before it's too late.

Combining elements of Latina and Indigenous culture, family drama, mystery, horror, and magical realism in a spellbinding mix, _Salt Bones_ lays bare the realities of environmental catastrophe, family secrets, and the unrelenting bond between mothers and daughters.

**"Taut with a mother's fierce love and the corrosive power of secrets...this is storytelling at its most urgent and haunting." --Morgan Talty, author of _Night of the Living Rez_**

"A novel of visceral and celestial storytelling power, where the grieving land holds as many secrets as the characters." --Kali Fajardo-Anstine, author of _Sabrina & Corina_

"A triumph ... One of the most masterful marriages of horror, mystery, thriller, and literary writing." --_The Los Angeles Times_

"Will absolutely mesmerize you." --_Cosmo_

"Beautifully explores the dark complexities of mother-daughter relationships." --Erin E. Adams, author of _Jackal_

"An irresistible world." --Tananarive Due, author of _The Reformatory​_

### Author Biography

**Jennifer Givhan** is a Mexican American and Indigenous poet and novelist from the Southwestern desert and the recipient of poetry fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and PEN/Rosenthal Emerging Voices. She holds a Master's degree from California State University Fullerton and a master's in Fine Arts from Warren Wilson College. Givhan is the author of five full-length poetry collections and the novel _River Woman, River Demon_.

**Number of Pages:** 384

**Dimensions:** 1.26 x 9.43 x 6.31 IN

**Illustrated:** Yes

**Publication Date:** July 22, 2025

## Details

- **Price:** 36.0 GBP
- **Vendor:** BooksCloud
- **Type:** Books
- **Tags:** Books, Fairy Tales & Folk Tales & Legends & Mythology, Fiction, Price Written on Book, Psychological, Suspense, Thrillers

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