A Barnes & Noble Monthly Pick
Winner of the 2022 Lefty Award for Best Debut Mystery Novel
A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year
An NPR Best Book of the Year
A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year
A CrimeReads Best Horror Novel of the Year
A South Florida Sun-Sentinel Best Mystery Book of the Year
An Orange County Register Best Mystery Book of the Year
One of Outside magazine's 10 Best Books of the Year
One of Book & Film Globe's Best Books of the Year
A Summer 2023 Indie Next Pick for Reading Groups
An ABA Indie Next Selection
An ABA Indie Next Gift Guide Selection
An ABA Summer 2023 Indie Next List for Reading Groups
A PLA LibraryReads Selection
A CrimeReads Most Anticipated Crime Book of Summer
Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her photography skills have cracked many cases - she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. In fact, Rita has been hiding a secret: she sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues that other investigators overlook. When Rita is sent to photograph the scene of a supposed suicide on a highway overpass, the furious, discombobulated ghost of the victim - who insists she was murdered - latches onto Rita, forcing her on a quest for revenge against her killers, and Rita finds herself in the crosshairs of one of Albuquerque's most dangerous cartels.