Barefoot Dogs: Stories

On an unremarkable night, Jos� Victoriano Arteaga�the head of a thriving Mexico City family�vanishes on his way home from work. The Arteagas find few answers; the full truth of what happened to Arteaga is lost to the shadows of Mexico�s vast underworld. But soon packages arrive to the family house, offering horrifying clues.

Fear, guilt, and the prospect of financial ruin fracture the once-proud family and scatter them across the globe, yet delicate threads still hold them together: in a swimming pool in Palo Alto, Arteaga�s grandson struggles to make sense of the grief that has hobbled his family; in Mexico City, Arteaga�s mistress alternates between rage and heartbreak as she waits, in growing panic, for her lover�s return; in Austin, the Arteagas� housekeeper tries to piece together a second life in an alienating new land; in Madrid, Arteaga�s son takes his dog through the hot and unforgiving streets, in search of his father�s ghost.