Hikers find a body in the Canyon Sin Nombre in the Anza Borrego Desert on the border between Mexico and California. The victim’s brother identifies Ramon Matus, a Mexican-American conceptual artist. Intriguing connections between the dead artist and several participants in a Winter Solstice retreat at the nearby Casa del Zorro desert resort raise questions. Can the key to the murder be found in Matus’ complex and powerful art, or in the U.S.-Mexico border conflict?
By the time the hikers arrived, the birds had already found the body. Cornelia Feye’s novel The House of the Fox rolls through today’s headlines like a runaway train. Hop on board. Hang on tight. It’s a wild ride.
The events related in House of the Fox could be "ripped from the headlines" about the border conflict and the plight of the migrants. They also demonstrate how one act of violence ripples through not just the affected family but also entire bi-national communities, with unexpected consequences.
