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An Interview with Rudy Ruiz

Author interview · 1 Sep 2022

Valley of Shadows by Rudy Ruiz

Links to his previous book, historical inspiration, the U.S.-Mexico border, advocacy and magic realism.

Set in the same world as The Resurrection of Fulgencio Ramirez, it follows lawman Solitario Cisneros and the seer Onawa after the Rio Grande changes course and strands a Mexican town north of the new border.