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This collection of interconnected stories gives voice to women living on the fringes in Mexico, where survival often means making alliances with the devil because God isn't answering. From the heir to a cartel throne who won't be mocked by her private school classmates to a witch who runs her business on Facebook, these characters navigate a world of violence, poverty, and systemic neglect. The narrators, including hitwomen, sex workers, and young women caught in the criminal underworld, tell their own stories in a raw, direct voice filled with the dark humor of the desperate.

Told in unapologetic, colloquial language, these tales explore the difficult and dangerous realities of being a woman in a country that offers few good choices. The characters must forge their own moral codes to draw the line between right and wrong in a world that has already failed them. These stories are not about wanting to get ahead; they are about the brutal, often ingenious, methods women employ to simply endure. It is an unflinching look at the bonds formed in desperation and the fierce will required to exist.