Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the multi-award-winning author of Mexican Gothic (a New York Times bestseller), Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of Time magazine's top 100 fantasy novels of all time), The Beautiful Ones, Certain Dark Things, the noir thrillers Untamed Shore and Velvet was the Night, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, Silver Nitrate and the forthcoming The Seventh Veil of Salome. She has won the Locus and British Fantasy awards for her work as a novelist, and the World Fantasy Award as an editor. Born andbrought up in Mexico, she now lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Clever, wicked and winning. Moreno-Garcia well and truly hits the
mark with Mexican Gothic
*Angela Slatter, author of the World Fantasy Award-winning The
Bitterwood Bible and Other Recountings*
Blends chilling scenes of all-out horror with elements of
traditional gothic . . . It's Lovecraft meets the Brontës in Latin
America
*Guardian*
With peculiar characters, a family curse and enough suspense to
hold the reader's attention, it is the perfect summer read
*The Lady*
This pitch-perfect Gothic tale is a delicious, delicious
delight
*Heat*
Masterful . . . a gloriously moody adventure. Spooky, smart, and
wry. Chic, no-nonsense Noemí Taboada is one hell of a tour guide
through this world of mystery, scandal and spirits
*Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling*
Darkly brilliant and captivating. Readers who love old houses and
family secrets will devour this book (as I did!). The setting
itself - High Place, with its reputation for devouring the dreams
of young women - is a character in this marvelously fantastical
novel. From 1950s glamorous Mexican high society to the crumbling
pride of an abandoned silver mine, Moreno-Garcia enthralls with
this twisty tale of love and betrayal
*Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger
and The Ghost Bride*
Tense, atmospheric and beautifully written, Mexican Gothic will
carry readers back in time to 1950s Mexico where a dark secret
looms large, insidiously winding its way through the pages. A
spellbinding, suspenseful, immersive read!
*Chanel Cleeton, New York Times & USA Today bestselling author of
The Last Train to Key West*
A gorgeous piece of work . . . absolutely terrifying, and it has
stayed with me in a powerful way
*Sarah Gailey, Hugo Award-winning author of Magic for Liars*
So powerful I sometimes had to look away . . . plays all the
classic Gothic tropes with deft confidence while weaving in a much
more modern and visceral strain of horror
*Vivian Shaw, author of the Dr Greta Helsing series*
Stylish and sinister . . . a gothic masterpiece
*Gwenda Bond, New York Times bestselling author of Stranger Things:
Suspicious Minds*
A fitting example of a new American Gothic novel, as Moreno-Garcia
re-imagines this classic genre. You'll certainly find yourself
caught between gasps of horror as you start to unravel this
mysterious story, just remember to leave the light on as you sit
down for a good read
*Starburst*
When it comes to the horror, though, Moreno-Garcia gets it
absolutely right... it's enormously fun
*Telegraph*
Moreno-Garcia is having a blast playing with the conventions of
Gothic literature
*Locus*
Moreno-Garcia writes with heated abandon . . . Mexican Gothic's
fearsome storytelling can't be contained
*Shelf Awareness*
Moreno-Garcia weaves elements of Mexican folklore with themes of
decay, sacrifice, and rebirth, casting a dark spell all the way to
the visceral and heart-pounding finalé. Fans of gothic classics
like Rebecca will be enthralled
*Kirkus*
Mexican Gothic terrified and fascinated me. Silvia Moreno-Garcia
proves once again that she's a genre-jumping wizard, one of the
most exciting and necessary authors writing today
*Charlie Jane Anders, award-winning author of The City in the
Middle of the Night*
A shiver-inducing tale combining touches of Northanger Abbey with
bits of the Gormenghast trilogy thrown in for good measure . . . a
fascinating atmosphere of dark dreams and intrigue
*Booklist*
Moreno-Garcia's energetic romp through the gothic genre is
delightfully bonkers . . . [getting] wilder and stranger with every
chapter
*Publishers Weekly*
[An] original, well-paced novel . . . great gothic elements with a
little VanderMeer creativity thrown in
*Library Journal*
An inspiring and totally original homage to Gothic stories of yore,
Moreno-Garcia introduces readers to an awesomely creepy place and
extremely evil family whose grip on power relies upon their ability
to trap others in their venomous web . . . this is not your
mother's Gothic tale
*Becky Spratford, RA for All*
Heart-thumping thriller-chiller
*Lancashire Evening Post*
This twisty horror fantasy is engrossing and wonderfully
repulsive
*Buzzfeed*
A gothic chiller, set in 1950s Mexico, that will clamp you in its
icy embrace and linger like a nightmare
*Daily Mail*
A gripping read and, despite the horror and violence of the story,
it's a strangely beautiful one. This is an impressive
chiller-thriller; the writing is steeped in the spirit of the
Victorian gothic tale and it's as well done as any recent
homage
*Barry Forshaw on Crime Time*
Immersive and suspenseful, Mexican Gothic is up there with this
year's best novels
*Culturefly*
Intriguing and disturbing, what starts as a slow burn ends up an
unsettling edge-of-the-seat page-turner
*The Skinny*
There are echoes of Mary Stewart and Daphne du Maurier, but
Moreno-Garcia has plenty of satisfying twists of her own
*i news*
A superb fireside evening read
*NB magazine*
A pitch-perfect Gothic novel . . . You will be left unsettled,
unsteady, and uncertain. You will also be left satisfied
*NPR*
The genre's palette is typically limited, but it doesn't
necessarily have to be-as Mexican Gothic amply, deliriously, and
gloriously demonstrates. No lazy afternoon spent reading it will
ever feel wasted
*Slate*
It's as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the
gripping Mexican Gothic
*The Washington Post*
A period thriller as rich in suspense as it is in lush '50s
atmosphere
*Entertainment Weekly*
The books starts off with a mystery and slowly descends into horror
that grips you to the page
*Uptown Oracle*
I love a good gothic horror novel and Mexican Gothic didn't
disappoint
*The Indian Express*
Gripping, terrifying, atmospheric and suspenseful
*Big Issue North’s best books of 2020*
A deeply, creepy read...builds to a strange, pulsing, psychedelic
ending
*SFX Magazine*
This novel gives classic tropes a fresh and thrilling take
*Big Issue: Top 5 books if you're into Gothic tales*
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