Outside the Bones by Lyn Di Iorio is a novel set in New York City and Puerto Rico. This novel reveals the magical Latino mystery book through several characters. There is a connection between spiritual possession and the way music possesses people. As the novel progresses, Fina, the neighborhood spirit worker wants to find her voice and how she can change this Afro Caribbean witchcraft practice. For Fina, the search for the spirits life story is a mystery. How can she understand the whole idea of a spirit in real life and to what extent is that considered scary? The connection that above spiritual measures are effective with what is down on earth. After Fina casting a few spells on Chico in an attempt to win his heart, she discovers that he has a dark past. Fina engages even more with the spiritual world when she seeks the help of a Palero Tata Victor in Spanish Harlem to help her  seduce Chico. While reading, what striked me the most is that the bones and skulls of a murdered or evil person are put in a cauldron along with sticks and this eventually turns into a spirit; an Nfuiri and follows the commands of a palero. Fina's visit to Tata Victor reveals to readers how Palo operates and viewed as powerful to which readers may respond to dismay like Fina but also interested. The novel reaches its climax when Fina plans fail but rather take an unexpected end when she is possessed by a spirit searching for blood. "I was staring at Isis now she was grabbing at her neck and yelling I feel hot like in hell... Rita hungry now. Rita killed and angry I looked at Isis but I knew it wasn't  Isis. Shit Aurora who is Rita"(page 132). A spirit from the island of Puerto Rico has come to New York to seek revenge.  Lyn Di Iorio portrays few flashbacks to Puerto Rico when Fina receives her vision and an understanding of how she is connected with events happening around her. As she gets to the depth of her mystery, Fina learns about her own buried past. Lyn Di Iorio uses imagery and an enchanting tone to provide vivid descriptions of Palo. Fina casting spells and communicating with the Nfuiri and Nkisis that surrounds her.