Ann Davila Cardinal
3 SeriesAnn Dávila Cardinal is a novelist specializing in YA supernatural thrillers and comes from a family of writers, including poets Virgilio and José Antonio Dávila, and fiction author Tere Dávila. She holds a B.A. in Latino Studies from Norwich University, an M.A. in Sociology from UI&U, and an MFA in Writing from the Vermont College of Fine Arts (VCFA). At VCFA, she helped launch the winter Writing residency in Puerto Rico and currently serves as the Director of Recruitment.
In "Category Five," the second book in Ann Davila Cardinal's Five series, the island of Vieques struggles to recover post-Hurricane Maria. With the island half-empty and developers exploiting the situation by buying land cheaply, tensions rise. Lupe, Javier, and Marisol return to investigate a series of murders that have occurred in the hurricane's aftermath. Amidst these challenges, they confront a new supernatural threat. This gripping narrative combines mystery, crime, and the supernatural against the backdrop of a community in crisis.
