In this dark coming-of-age noir, a โPatricia Highsmith-like tale of grifts and con artistsโ (Crime Time), a young woman becomes embroiled in a web of lies and deceitโwith potentially deadly consequencesโfrom the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night
"Untamed Shore is a fever dream of a thriller, a coming-of-age tale set amidst disturbing and dangerous circumstances."โBook Page
Baja California, 1979: Viridiana spends her days under the harsh sun, watching the fishermen pulling in their nets and the dead sharks piled beside the seashore. Her head is filled with dreams of romance, travel, and a future beyond this drab town where her only option is to marry and have children.
When a wealthy American writer arrives with his wife and brother-in-law, Viridiana jumps at the offer of a job as his assistant, and sheโs soon entangled in the glamorous foreignersโ lives. They offer excitement, and perhaps an escape from her humdrum existence. When one of them dies, Viridiana, eager to protect her new friends, liesโbut soon enough, someoneโs asking questions. Itโs not long before Viridiana has questions of her own about the identities of her new acquaintances.
Sharks may be dangerous, but there are worse predators nearby, ready to devour a naรฏve young woman unwittingly entangled in a net of deceit.