Lan Ark in the Spring
The pan de sal Girl
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When Giselle Escueta went into her kitchen for breakfast – on that early, weekday morning – our story begins. There was nothing about the slowly, rising sun outside to suggest that a most foul and felonious event would soon be taking place in the otherwise quiet town of Lan Ark.
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Lan Ark in the Spring: The pan de sal Girl is a crime-thriller, written by the author H. Valencia. The conservative town of Lan Ark was the last place one would expect a fifteen year old, from the “old part of town”, to be murdered. When a group of her classmates are arrested, the District Attorney’s office as well as the general public are all but convinced of their guilt. In this twisting tale, Kyle Makoa, a middling attorney at a middling law firm, and his mysterious investigator Benjamin Serrano suspect that the authorities have made a mistake. As the first day of the trial nears, the state of affairs is further complicated by a sequence of peculiar happenings. Within the next few weeks there is a precarious relationship between the defense attorney and Reena Escueta (the victim’s mother), an attack by a naughty ungoy, a hunger strike from within an all-female Juvenile Detention Center, a series of coded messages, a string of malevolent spells cast by practitioners of an ancient form of sorcery known as dark kulam, and more. In a town where very little is as it seems, will the truth of a young girl’s murder be revealed?
About the Author
Since graduating San Jose State University’s Creative Arts Program, H. Valencia has been a consistent contributor to multiple disciplines within the field. This author explores the world for what he refers to as: “Art…with a conscience.” He then applies all he’s observed to his natural gifts as an insightful linguist. With the world as his subject, the result is a relevant voice that knows few bounds. He’s also served as a Specialist in the United States Army. Also from this author: The Kingmaker Case: The State versus Caleb Escueta and Solomon’s Seal: A Story of Chance Encounters and Unintended Consequences.