Kicked out of school, 17-year old Paloma finds herself in an isolated convent in the tropical forests of 1970s Puerto Rico, where she must overcome her psychosis in order to help a spirit and unveil a killer.
Blurb:
17-year-old Paloma only wanted to hold a séance to contact her dead father. She never thought she would be kicked out of school and end up in an isolated convent. Now, all she wants is to be left alone. But slowly, she develops a bond with a group of girls: kind-hearted Maria, insolent Silvy, pathological liar Adelita, and their charismatic leader Rubia. When, yet again, Paloma holds a séance in the hope of contacting her father, she awakens an entity that has been dormant for years. And then, the body count begins. Someone doesnât want the secret outâ¦
Are the ghost and Palomaâs suspicions realâor only part of her growing paranoia and delusions?
About the Author:
A certified bookworm, Zoe Kalo has always been obsessed with books and reading. Reading led to writingâcompulsively. No surprise that at 16, she wrote her first novel, which her classmates read and passed around secretly. The pleasure of writing and sharing her fantasy worlds has stayed with her, so now she wants to pass her stories to you with no secrecyâbut with lots of mysteryâ¦
A daughter of adventurous expats, sheâs had the good fortune of living on 3 continents, learning 4 languages, and experiencing a multicultural life. Currently, sheâs working on a Masterâs degree in Comparative Literature, which she balances between writing, taking care of her clowder of cats, and searching for the perfect bottle of pinot noir.