
Her secret is that she is sometimes guided by the very same people grasping for her who often do not yet realize they are dead.Įrma is the first of many cases she tackles this day. She is very skilled in portraying the dead in their final moments, capturing details many other photographers might miss. As a young adult she is living in Albuquerque and working for the police department as a crime scene photographer. In alternating chapters, we learn more about Rita as she grew up. He urged Rita to never disclose that she could see ghosts.

When one of her earliest photos caught the light of her grandfather near his widow, Rita was shuffled off to the Navajo medicine man who sung and prayed over her. As a young child, Rita’s grandmother taught her about picture taking. Rita Todacheene is a skilled photographer. I do want to mention that Shutter is on the longlist for the National Book Award. That’s the problem with a blog sometimes.


I just wish my formatting on the blog looked as good as the document Sandie sent. I even have a copy of the debut mystery sitting beside the couch, but just haven’t had a chance to get to it. I’m so glad Sandie Herron read and reviewed Shutter by Ramona Emerson.
