First, I took it as a challenge.  To write a book, something I’d never done.

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Another reason was I always wanted to write a story that took place in the Imperial Valley where I was born, grew up, went to school and worked.

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And finally, I’d heard and read stories growing up about violence happening to women along the border and then later I learned about the violence toward and disappearance of the more than three hundred women in and around Juarez, Mexico. I wondered if they would ever receive justice. I wanted to write something that was also like a tribute to the thousands of women who have experienced violence along the border.  So, I thought maybe I could bring all those elements together, the Imperial Valley, scary characters and the lack of justice for all those women, weave them all together into a story that would be interesting enough for people to read.

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I hope I got close.