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V. Castro
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NOMINATED FOR A BRAM STOKER AWARD FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN A NOVEL
2018 – Belinda Alvarez has returned to Texas for the wedding of her best friend Veronica. The farm is the site of the urban legend, La Reina de Las Chicharras – The Queen of The Cicadas.
In 1950s south Texas, a farmworker—Milagros from San Luis Potosi, Mexico—is murdered. Her death is ignored by the town, but not the Aztec goddess of death, Mictecacíhuatl. The goddess hears the dying cries of Milagros and creates a plan for both to be physically reborn by feeding on vengeance and worship.
Belinda and the new owner of the farmhouse—Hector—find themselves immersed in the legend and realize it is part of their fate as well.
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01. And Then She Fell by Aligia Elliot\
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02. Infested by Angel Luis Colon\
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03. Brother by Ania Ahlborn\
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05. The Shuddering by Ania Ahlborn\
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