Hardcover|320 pages

A gritty, vibrant debut about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mothers spirit.

Heavy metal, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and the occasional beer at the White Horse have defined urban Indian Kari Jamess life so far. But when her cousin Debby finds an old family bracelet that once belonged to Karis mother, it inadvertently calls up both her mothers ghost and a monstrous entity, and her willful ignorance about her past is no longer sustainable

Haunted by visions of her mother and hunted by this mysterious creature, Kari must search for what happened to her mother all those years ago. Her father, permanently disabled from a car crash, cant help her. Her Auntie Squeaker seems to know something but isnt eager to give it all up at once. Debbys anxious to help, but her controlling husband keeps getting in the way. Karis journey toward a truth long denied by both her family and law enforcement forces her to confront her dysfunctional relationships, thoughts about a friend she lost in childhood, and her desire for the one thing shes always wanted but could never have.