Written in sparkling, gruesome prose, Shutter is an explosive debut from one of crime fiction's most powerful new voices. 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. Through her storytelling, Emerson looks at contemporary stories about her people and aims to question and redefine the expectations of Native cultural identity, highlighting.

This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico's Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller, supernatural horror, and poignant portrayal of coming of age on the reservation. Ramona just finished her first novel, Shutter the first of a trilogy, which will be published with SOHO Books in 2022 as well as adapting the series into a screenplay.

It has isolated her from friends and gotten her in trouble with the law.Īnd now it might be what gets her killed. Shutter Ramona Emerson Paperback Soho Crime (2023) SKU: 9781641294812 Price 16.95 Add to cart Longlisted for the National Book Award. Her taboo and psychologically harrowing ability was what drove her away from the Navajo reservation, where she was raised by her grandmother. 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.Īs a lone portal back to the living for traumatized spirits, Rita is terrorized by nagging ghosts who won’t let her sleep and who sabotage her personal life. Her excellent photography skills have cracked many cases-she is almost supernaturally good at capturing details. Rita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. This blood-chilling debut set in New Mexico’s Navajo Nation is equal parts gripping crime thriller, supernatural horror, and poignant portrayal of coming of age on the reservation

Shutter by Ramona Emerson