Shutter

Shutter
Ramona Emerson
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Hardback
h209 x 139mm - 312pg
2 Aug 2022 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781641293334
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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 reservationRita Todacheene is a forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force. Her excellent 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. As 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 taboo and psychologically harrowing ability was what drove her away from the Navajo reservation, where she was raised by her grandmother. It has isolated her from friends and gotten her in trouble with the law. And now it might be what gets her killed. 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. Written in sparkling, gruesome prose, Shutter is an explosive debut from one of crime fiction' s most powerful new voices.
Praise for Shutter "Shutter is utterly unputdownable. It is a haunting thriller, written with exquisite suspense, and filled to the brim with beautiful writing, through the lens of cameras and memory-an ode to photography, written across the landscapes of the Navajo Nation and cityscapes of a New Mexico, about what it means to witness and capture death, be captured by it, told unflinchingly by an author who knows what she is doing on every page. It is fun, and funny, and chilling. This is a story that won' t let you go long after you finish, and you won' t want it to end even as you can' t stop reading to find out how it does. " -Tommy Orange, author of There There "Get ready for the next wave of Indigenous thrillers! Shutter is a soulful and mesmerizing exploration of the paranormal, set against the backdrop of New Mexico and the Navajo Nation. Written in tough, edgy prose, this book grabs you by the shoulders and refuses to let you leave. Ramona Emerson is a welcome new voice in Native literature. " -David Heska Wanbli Weiden, author of Winter Counts "Beautiful, imaginative prose with a sharp edge. Shutter is a powerful and supernatural debut. I' ve never seen a better rendering of gifts and power. This work understands the spirit world and how it does not relent until we bear witness. Ramona Emerson is a badass, propulsive, exacting and true storyteller. " -Terese Mailhot, author of Heart Berries "This debut, spellbinding, gritty and beautiful, laced with body parts, hauntings, humor, residential school trauma and a lot of bloody noses, is, in the end, the story of a young girl who fell in love with a camera, and followed that camera into a life. Layered, depth-plumbing, radically suspenseful, deeply felt, Shutter moves between making your blood run cold and warming your heart, so quickly, smoothly and stealthily you won' t know what hit you. " -Pam Houston, author of Deep Creek: Finding Hope in the High Country "In her thrilling debut, Shutter, Ramona Emerson allows us a glance into not just one world, but many. Bridging the divide between a grounded procedural mystery and a paranormal thriller, this novel is a feast for fans of both genres and brings us a protagonist we' ll want to visit again and again. " -Stuart Neville, author ofThe Ghosts of Belfast
Ramona Emerson is a Dine writer and filmmaker originally from Tohatchi, New Mexico. She has a bachelor' s in Media Arts from the University of New Mexico and an MFA in Creative Writing from the Institute of American Indian Arts. After starting in forensic videography, she embarked upon a career as a photographer, writer, and editor. She is an Emmy nominee, a Sundance Native Lab Fellow, a Time-Warner Storyteller Fellow, a Tribeca All-Access Grantee and a WGBH Producer Fellow. In 2020, Emerson was appointed to the Governor' s Council on Film and Media Industries for the State of New Mexico. She currently resides in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where she and her husband, the producer Kelly Byars, run their production company Reel Indian Pictures. Shutter is her first novel.
Status: Indent title, imported to order
ISBN-13: 9781641293334
Published: 2 Aug 2022
Published In: United States
Imprint: Soho Press
Publisher: Soho Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 209mm
Width: 139mm
Pages: 312

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