Hidden Place [Paperback]

Intriguing and absorbing, story-telling of the highest order.
—Irvine Welsh, author ofTrainspotting

Shiflett resists taming his characters, lets them burn in the brambles, in the heat of Mexico. They grow and they learn. We grow and we learn.
—Carolyn Chute, author ofThe Beans of Egypt, Maine

Hidden Placeis a coming-of-age story in which the irreverent voice ofTrainspottingmeets the tropical mystery ofThe Beach. Set in Chicago and Mexico, the story focuses on six uncomfortably real characters. On a Mexican beach, a conflict between the local Indians and hippies from the U.S. escalates into a cycle of violence.

Shawn Shiflettwas born and raised in Chicago. He is a tenured professor in fiction writing at Chicago’s Columbia College. He lives in La Grange, Illinois, with his wife and two children.

-Academic/library market: Shiflett has extensive contacts in the academic world, as he has been a tenured professor at Columbia College for years. This book should be picked up for course adoption. -Multicultural interest. Set largely in Mexico, the book

A literary, multicultural suspense thriller set in Chicago and a remote coast in Mexico.