- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 350
- ISBN
- 978-1-951971-34-2
- Price
- $20
- Publication Date
- October 14, 2025
My Lips, Her Voice
L. L. Madrid
Copper City’s bloody history is steeped in ghost stories and whispers of serial killers, but three girls have caught the attention of something far more sinister.
A grandmother tormented by visions tried to warn the town, but no one listened. Now, a haunted inheritance has passed to her granddaughters, Audrey and Mara. When Mara’s body is discovered in the old mine, Audrey fears her grandmother’s premonition is manifesting.
The nightmare begins as Mara’s spirit returns—lurking under Audrey’s skin, hellbent on vengeance and desperate to rekindle things with her former girlfriend, Zadie. Willing to hijack Audrey’s body to get what she wants, Mara drags them both into a deadly pursuit.
When another girl in town goes missing, Audrey, Mara, and Zadie know the killer has struck again. In a fight to solve Mara’s death and uncover the mystery of disappearances in Copper City, the girls soon find themselves at war with each other. How do you survive long enough to hunt a murderer on the loose if the person inside you might kill you first?
Praise for My Lips, Her Voice
“Deeply immersive, exhilarating, and unflinching in the face of terror, My Lips, Her Voice is an empowering horror novel that tangles and transcends time and sparks with furious energy. As the dead find their voice and girls fight for their lives and each other, I found myself frightened, enraptured, and wholly satisfied.” —Nova Ren Suma, New York Times bestselling author of The Walls Around Us
“I utterly loved this book, with its hazy atmospheric prose, gorgeously messy girls, and fresh spin on hometown ghosts. It is heart-wrenching, harrowing and beautiful all the way through, and I adored every word on the pages.” —Camilla Bruce, author of At the Bottom of the Garden and You Let Me In
“My Lips, Her Voice is an exquisite debut, beautifully bittersweet and cutting as a pickaxe. The bloody mystery of Copper City beckons you in and then sends you racing through the scraggly pines of its desert woods, haunted by specters, decaying mines underfoot, all the way to its explosive ending. Don’t miss out on this one.” —Ann Fraistat, bestselling author of A Place for Vanishing and What We Harvest
“Lush, atmospheric, and with a setting so strong it serves as a main character, My Lips, Her Voice is a story that will cling to you long after the last page. Madrid expertly blends a deep and complex cast of characters and their journeys through love, grief, and friendship, with a taut and hypnotic mystery that spans generations, before winding to a pulse-pounding conclusion. As beautiful as it is thrilling, My Lips, Her Voice is a must-read!” —Andrea Contos, ITW Award-winning author of Throwaway Girls, Out Of The Fire, and Tell Me No Lies
“A twisty tale of dangerous mines, all-too-human monsters, vengeful ghosts, lost sapphic loves, and family secrets that haunted my dreams and kept me guessing until the very end. Read this one with the lights on!” —Jamie Pacton, bestselling author of The Absinthe Underground
“A desert gothic that clings to you like sand, My Lips, Her Voice threads the raw intensity of Sadie through needles of cozy, creeping horror as sharp as cholla spines. Equal parts tender and pulse-pounding, L. L. Madrid’s debut is a must-read for fans of multi-generational thrillers where spectral vengeance collides with feminist resilience. At its heart shimmers a queer love story that thirsts for justice—bold and forbidden as the ironwood tree guarding the town’s bloodiest grave. A grim reminder: some roots grow twisted in the dark.” —River K. Scott, author of Dying Ember, Olden Ash
