White Horse

A Novel

By: Erika T. Wurth

Narrated by: Tonantzin Carmelo

"The audiobook narrated by Tonantzin Carmelo is enthralling." - Buzzfeed

"Narrator Tonantzin Carmelo’s portrayal of Kari imbues her with a rebellious and tenacious attitude that makes her immediately likable." - Library Journal

Erika T. Wurth's White Horse is a gritty, vibrant debut novel about an Indigenous woman who must face her past when she discovers a bracelet haunted by her mother’s spirit.

Some people are haunted in more ways than one.

Kari James, Urban Native, is a fan of heavy metal, ripped jeans, Stephen King novels, and dive bars. She spends most of her time at her favorite spot in Denver, the White Horse. When her cousin Debby finds an old family bracelet that once belonged to Kari’s mother, it inadvertently calls up both her mother’s ghost and a monstrous entity, and her willful ignorance about her past is no longer sustainable…

Haunted by visions of her mother and hunted by this mysterious creature, Kari must search for what happened to her mother all those years ago. Her father, permanently disabled from a car crash, can’t help her. Her Auntie Squeaker seems to know something but isn’t eager to give it all up at once. Debby’s anxious to help, but her controlling husband keeps getting in the way. Kari’s journey toward a truth long denied by both her family and law enforcement forces her to confront her dysfunctional relationships, thoughts about a friend she lost in childhood, and her desire for the one thing she’s always wanted but could never have.

A Macmillan Audio production from Flatiron Books.

©2022 Erika T. Wurth (P)2022 Macmillan Audio

Critic reviews

"Gritty, haunting, understated, and beautiful." —CrimeReads

"Wurth. . . draws on her own upbringing to bring a raw realism to her depictions of urban Indigenous life in the West. You won't find anything else like it this fall." —Seattle Times

“It’s metal to the end, it’s Denver to the core, it’s Native without trying, there’s ghosts, there’s blood, there’s roller coasters, and there’s about a thousand cigarettes smoked. What else can you ask for in a novel?” —Stephen Graham Jones, author of The Only Good Indians

What a great story, well told and performed!

This is the best listen I've had in a while, and I've been listening to some good stuff! I'll definitely be looking for more from Erika T. Worth and Tonantzin Carmelo.

Quite vivid

Unique, vivid yet nostalgic. Love the narrator’s voice. Mystical & realistic, somehow exceeding my expectations which were high to begin with. Not my usual genre, though it might be now.

Ehhhhh

Ehhhh, def not horror. Was very disappointed in this book. I found myself rolling my eyes throughout the entire story.

A good story!

This was entertaining and kept me into it the whole ride. I really enjoyed it!

Highly recommend

I liked the mystery and vivid story! Also really fun if you’ve spent time in Denver, because so many local landmarks are part of the story!