The Dog on the Roof takes place in the high mountain Valley of Oaxaca, the handcraft and archaeological center of Mexico. It is not enough that Doña Milly, elderly owner of Casa Colonial, must tame a houseful of difficult guests-she almost solve mul...
In GHOST OF A GRINGO Mary Madsen Hallock captures the native soul of southern Mexico. That's saying a lot. Her mysteries turn on that point where the runaway missiles of modern international society pierce the rich fabric of Zapotec Indian life. She ...
In NINE DAYS OF DEATH, Doña Milly's protege, Jaime, returns from the US to Oaxaca and the village where he grew up. He arrives the day of his father's death by murder, and has only the nine days of official mourning, including the funeral, in which ...