Deep in the Bone

The dark roots of generational trauma twist around the all-consuming consequences of rage and revenge in this compelling horror novel from award-winning author Cheryl Isaacs (Mohawk).

Grace finally has a name. Her whole life has been under the control of a woman she knows only as “Granny,” who has moved Grace from alias to alias, and from city to city. Grace has no idea what they’re running from, or who she truly is.

But a shadow has answered the call of her pain. Now Granny is dead, and Grace is finally free to choose her own name and her own path. Terrified and wary, Grace follows her only lead: a map to a tiny town and a man who may or may not be her uncle.

The locals of Bitter Lake are welcoming, especially a kindhearted boy named Jay, who is determined to help her. But old habits die hard, and Grace can feel the shadow that has followed her—and her growing connection to the monster it hides.

As her path grows blood-soaked, will Grace run away, or risk everything—and everyone—to find her true family?

In her wrathful, chilling, and compassionate new speculative horror novel, author Cheryl Isaacs (Mohawk) shines a light on the history of stolen Native children.