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A working-class father faces desperate circumstances after his young daughter's illness and loss of income, and accepts work from a former colleague in the criminal underworld. The story follows his turn toward murder and escalating compromises as grief, poverty, and criminal opportunities collide under the pressure of survival and revenge.
The book trades steady, high emotional traction for compact chapters and relentless forward motion: sentences are lean and the narrative pushes you through a series of escalating crimes and personal collapses. Voice is direct and often blunt, with scenes that favor immediate, violent detail and occasional uncanny visions that unsettle realism. This is a page-turner for readers who value terse, propulsive storytelling and ethical discomfort over leisurely character exposition; readers seeking quiet reflection or slow interiority may find the pace and intensity draining.
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Gabino Iglesias is an author of horror fiction, as well as an editor and literary critic. His novel The Devil Takes You Home won the Shirley Jackson Award and Bram Stoker Award. His fiction has been described as "barrio noir," often incorporating elements of noir fiction as well as political commentary about the border between the United States and Mexico.
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