6/12/2023 0 Comments Santa Muerte by Cynthia PelayoLauren’s life-long fascination with the Grimm brothers’ fairy tales enables her to understand the dark, supernatural forces at work. While most of the adults treat the legend as harmless child’s play, Lauren not only knows the Pied Piper is real, but that she owes him something and he has come back to collect. Driven by a bleak past and a duty to protect the innocent, Lauren takes deep interest in a spate of teen deaths that bear the mark of the Pied Piper. Yet we sympathize with her on account of her tragic past which includes the disappearance, suicide, and murder of family members. As a coffee addict and workaholic, the young detective’s self-destructive tendencies push away the people who love her the most. Like many literary detectives, Lauren has difficulty maintaining relationships with family and friends. Pelayo masterfully blends the police procedural, horror, and modern fairytale genres to produce a narrative that centers on Detective Lauren Medina, a flawed yet compelling protagonist. Pelayo compels us to ask who summoned the Pied Piper and why. Repeat a nursey rhyme in a darkened room and he – the Pied Piper – will appear to fulfill your request. In Children of Chicago (2021), acclaimed gothic and horror author Cynthia “Cina” Pelayo creates a new urban legend along the lines of Bloody Mary and the Candyman.
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