Description
A breathtaking blend of Mexican horror movies and dark occultism from the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.
Montserrat has always been overlooked. She's a talented sound editor, but she's left out of the boys' club running the film industry in '90s Mexico City. And she's all but invisible to her best friend Tristan, a charming if faded soap opera star, even though she's been in love with him since childhood.
'Gripping and unusual' - Guardian
Then Tristan discovers his new neighbour is the cult horror director Abel Urueta, and the legendary auteur claims he has a way to change their lives - even if his tales of a Nazi occultist imbuing magic into highly volatile silver nitrate stock sounds like sheer fantasy. The magic film was never finished, which is why, Urueta swears, his career vanished overnight. He is cursed.
Now the director wants Montserrat and Tristan to help him shoot the missing scene and lift the curse . . . but Montserrat soon notices a dark presence following her.
As they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and the obscure occultist who once roamed their city, Montserrat and Tristan might just find out that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies . . .
"Perfection" - Kiersten White, bestselling author of Hide
About the Author
Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the multi-award-winning author of the New York Times bestsellers Velvet Was the Night, Mexican Gothic and Gods of Jade and Shadow (one of Time Magazine's top 100 fantasy novels of all time). Other novels include The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, The Beautiful Ones, Certain Dark Things, Untamed Shore and Signal to Noise, and she has also edited several anthologies, including the World Fantasy Award-winning She Walks in Shadows (a.k.a. Cthulhu's Daughters). Born and brought up in Mexico, she now lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Reviews
Stylish and edgy * NEW YORK TIMES on MEXICAN GOTHIC *
A gothic chiller, set in 1950s Mexico, that will clamp you in its icy embrace and linger like a nightmare
* DAILY MAIL on MEXICAN GOTHIC *Moreno-Garcia is a magician able to switch genres with ease . . . a superb noir thriller * THE OBSERVER on VELVET WAS THE NIGHT *
Silvia Moreno-Garcia's writing is unforgettable * CHRISTINA HENRY, author of ALICE, on CERTAIN DARK THINGS *
Elegant, rich in description and filled with characters that come vividly to life * MUSE'S BOOK JOURNAL on THE BEAUTIFUL ONES *
Simultaneously heartbreaking and heart-mending, a wondrous and magical tale * KEVIN HEARNE, New York Times-bestselling author of the Iron Druid Chronicles, on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW *
A coming-of-age fairy tale of haunting shadows commingled with vibrant life * THE I on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW *
A beautiful work that will draw you in and keep you transfixed and reading far too late * GENEVIEVE COGMAN, bestselling author of the Invisible Library series, on GODS OF JADE & SHADOW *
Saturated with references and genuine love for genre cinema, with supernatural and cinematic magic seen as often interchangeable * British Science Fiction Association *
Hip as hell, Silver Nitrate delivers a cinematic and exhilarating punch. Silvia Moreno-Garcia does it again with this creepy and unforgettable occultist thriller, teeming with the decadence of old horror movies. It's Mexico City in the nineties, where beepers, cigarettes, and the ghost of an ex-girlfriend come alive as if leaping from the page. I felt cooler just reading it * Kali Fajardo-Anstine, bestselling author of Woman of Light and Sabrina & Corina *
Clever, slow-burning horror... Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a master of subtle spooks, and this book packed a punch with its unfolding mystery of hauntings, flammables, and Nazi secret societies. I was afraid to put the book down for fear of leaving the spell unfinished! * Marianne Gordon, author of The Gilded Crown *
Gripping and unusual * Guardian *
Highly original, insightful, and magical, too, this is one you want on your summer reading list * Glamour *
Book Information
ISBN 9781529418040
Author Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Format Hardback
Page Count 336
Imprint Jo Fletcher Books
Publisher Quercus Publishing
Weight(grams) 540g
Dimensions(mm) 238mm * 164mm * 36mm
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