Dust-Covered Lies

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The narrative unfolds through the eyes of Frances Abbott, a skilled teenage markswoman, and her brother Juan Esteban, an autistic artist. Set against the backdrop of 1870s Texas and the Dust Bowl of the 1930s, they embark on a perilous hunting expedition led by a deceitful con man posing as a zoologist. When a murder occurs, Frannie makes a life-altering decision to protect her brother, leading them to flee into the desolate Texas panhandle, burdened by a secret that could unravel their lives.