In the grip of a sweltering Mexican village, a grim discovery rattles the community: the body of the Witch, feared and revered, is found lifeless in the murky canals. As the search for her assailant swells, a cascade of testimonies unfolds, each divulging clandestine facets of the village and its inhabitants. 'Hurricane Season' ferries us through a torrent of sin and salvation, entwining the darkest reaches of violence and corruption with threads of stark humanity. Translated with exquisite precision by Sophie Hughes, Fernanda Melchor's narrative is a relentless force, revealing the poison seeped into the lives shaped by myths and brutality—a microcosm of contemporary Mexico and its haunting demons.