First published 2024
Gabe and his four childhood friends have grown up surrounded by death in their Puerto Rican neighborhood. Hurricanes, accidents, gang wars, and suicides are constant threats. But when someone guns down Bimbo's mother Maria, everything changes. Bimbo swears they will hunt down her killers, and his friends agree to help. Their grief turns feral as they discover Maria died at the hands of men working for Puerto Rico's most powerful drug lord. No one has ever challenged this kingpin and lived. While the boys plan their impossible mission, a hurricane builds offshore. Local belief holds that these storms carry malevolent spirits to land, beings that impose their own brutal justice. As supernatural forces gather alongside the approaching storm, the friends must navigate between myth and violence, loyalty and survival.
Genres: fiction, drama, mystery, crime, thriller, action
Vibes: atmospheric, dark, emotional, fast-paced, suspenseful, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, grief, impossible-mission, loyalty, revenge
Setting: Puerto Rico
Period: Contemporary
352 pages · ebook · Mulholland Books
Content warnings: death, graphic-violence, murder