Petra's Ghost

A grieving Irish ex-pat starts a journey on the Camino de Santigo seeking redemption, but finds himself haunted by a past that refuses to be left behind Examines the haunting cyclical nature of guilt Inspired by a real-life abduction and murder of an American woman who walked the pilgrimage in 2015 The novel reads as accurately as a guidebook with detailed descriptions of places, artifacts, and culture. All the details in the book are geographically and historically accurate Author walked the Camino de Santiago in 2015; her familiarity with the route shows up in her detailed descriptions of the architecture and landscapes, and the underlying uneasiness of having walked alone during a time when there were several reports of attempted abduction Author hosts a book blog called She Kills Lit, where she interviews and reviews books by female-identifying authors of thriller and noir