Rites of Passage

When recently widowed Ruth Newcombe abruptly leaves her wealthy Michigan life for Merida, Yucatan, her family wavers between frustration and fear at her disappearance. As Ruth quietly explores the Yucatan peninsula—and forms friendships with anthropologist Claire Aguila and Merida’s expatriate community—Ruth’s daughter Debra and granddaughter Lucy race to Merida, only to uncover a truth far more complicated than they imagine. Rites of Passage is also a stand alone novel.

 “Rites of Passage surprised and delighted me at every turn. This is a hard book to put down! But as the title suggests, Hull’s novel works on a deeper level as well that sets it apart from most books in the mystery genre.” Joshua Veith, author of the Sudden Quiet trilogy.