Searching for Maya
A Novel
Heather Rath
Title: Searching for Maya |
"Searching for Maya is the story of Mary Jane (MJ), a vulnerable 16-year-old, who is raped and impregnated by her parish priest. She is abandoned by her mother and forced to bear her daughter who is given up for adoption. Living with a controlling abuser for many years, MJ finally finds the courage to escape and search for her daughter, Maya, who MJ believes is living in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Heather Rath, the award winning author of Stalker, offers with Searching for Maya an exciting, suspenseful detective story. Sex, passion and desire co-exist with disgust, fear and hate. Searching for Maya is a page turner that shines with strong dialogue, interaction and scene description and is a pleasure to read." - Jeanne Ainslie, author, A Country Girl, Caribbean Moon and Stranger at Herring Cove.
Rath captivates the reader with quick, clever and cunning suspense, clever plot twists, and delicious irony. A master of the craft. - Marcus Starr – author, Nora's Curse and Monsters in the Moonlight. Two-time Odd And Cryptic Cup winner.
MJ escapes a controlling abuser and embarks on a search for Maya, the daughter she gave up for adoption after being raped in her teens. Her search is filled with danger as her abuser hunts after her with murder on his mind – Rath has created a suspenseful, gripping thriller that delves deeply into the hunted-haunted psyche. - Michael B. Davie, author, The Late Man
Heather Rath is the award-winning author of Stalker, a collection of critically acclaimed and thought-provoking short stories. Searching for Maya is her much anticipated first novel - and it too has the literary world taking note of this gifted writer with a knack for blending all too human stories with a thriller’s intrigue and hidden dangers. Ever since she won a city-wide writing contest for elementary students in Ottawa, Canada, Rath knew writing would be a major part of her life. She would go on to work as a writer-editor for newspapers and magazines, was head of communications for a multi-national firm, and was editor-contributor to anthologies of Ontario writers. She’s a member of the Canadian Authors Association and an associate member of Crime Writers of Canada. |