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Erasmo Cruz endeavors to solve a bloody Faustian pact with the Devil while dealing with his own sudden poor health and abandonment by his best friend.
About the author
Celso Hurtado has been a punk guitarist, worked in the political arena, and played entirely too many hours of The Legend of Zelda. His first book, The Ghost Tracks, was praised by NPR and won Best Young Adult Fantasy & Adventure from the International Latino Book Award. The Devil's Promise is his second novel. He was born, raised, and continues to live in San Antonio, TX.
Summary
San Antonio is full of secrets, and seventeen-year-old Erasmo Cruz investigates the strangest of them. After gaining renown for surviving the city's legendary Ghost Tracks, he has set up shop as a paranormal investigator. But helping exorcize other people’s demons doesn’t seem to relieve his own; his best friend Rat has abandoned him, his grandmother is nearing death, and his own health has taken a sudden decline.
None of these hardships can prepare Erasmo for the story his newest client brings him. Two decades after a strange ritual at a rural ranch, Bradley Erickson is being hunted by the Devil. In exchange for the life of his dreams, Bradley must surrender the blood of his child. The case hurls Erasmo into a dark web of cults, bargains, and broken pasts. Only one thing is certain: the Devil keeps his promises.
Foreword
National Media Coverage. National Public Radio Campaign. Advance Review Copies. Select Author Events, Including Attendance at Several SFF, YA, Horror Conventions. Digital Marketing. Online Advertising and Social Media Campaign. Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Horror, and Young Adult Book Club Outreach. Targeted Outreach to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Young Adult Entertainment Websites and Blogs. Targeted San Antonio and Texas-focused media outreach.
