Publisher's Synopsis
Before there was AMERICAN DIRT, there was ... THE UNDOCUMENTED ALIEN. Spanish language version available as EL EXTRANJERO INDOCUMENTADO.
Elena Sanchez is 16 years old and her widowed mother is known around their small Mexican town as the casa chica - mistress - of Chief of Police Carlos Ramirez. Ramirez has been untouchable for so long that corruption and even murder are second-nature to him. So, when he rapes Elena he does it without any fear of consequences.
Ramirez soon learns, however, that Elena is not the helpless prey he thought her to be. He realizes that she is the one person who could cost him his powerful position and even his life.
In a heart-pounding chase across the Sonoran Desert, Elena draws strength from Maya spiritualism and a knowledge of the natural world and ancient ways passed down to her by her beloved Papa.
In the desperate race for the border and against the clock, Elena takes on an unusual travel companion. Ramirez has unlimited resources, technology and henchmen on his side. Elena has one of the most powerful forces known to man ... a mother's love.
But will that be enough?
