NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER โขย โItโs Lovecraft meets the Brontรซs in Latin America, and after a slow-burn start Mexican Gothic gets seriously weird.โโThe Guardian
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An isolated mansion. A chillingly charismatic aristocrat. And a brave socialite drawn to expose their treacherous secrets. . . . From the author of Gods of Jade and Shadow comes โa terrifying twist on classic gothic horrorโ (Kirkus Reviews) set in glamorous 1950s Mexico.
After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemรญ Taboada heads to High Place, a distant house in the Mexican countryside. Sheโs not sure what she will findโher cousinโs husband, a handsome Englishman, is a stranger, and Noemรญ knows little about the region.ย ย ย
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Noemรญ is also an unlikely rescuer: Sheโs a glamorous debutante, and her chic gowns and perfect red lipstick are more suited for cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing. But sheโs also tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: Not of her cousinโs new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who seems to be fascinated by Noemรญ; and not even of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemiโs dreams with visions of blood and doom.
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Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the familyโs youngest son. Shy and gentle, he seems to want to help Noemรญ, but might also be hiding dark knowledge of his familyโs past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The familyโs once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemรญ digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness.ย
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And Noemรญ, mesmerized by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to ever leave this enigmatic house behind.
โItโs as if a supernatural power compels us to turn the pages of the gripping Mexican Gothic.โโThe Washington Post
โMexican Gothicย is the perfect summer horror read, and marks Moreno-Garcia with her hypnotic and engaging prose as one of the genreโs most exciting talents.โโNerdist
โA period thriller as rich in suspense as it is in lush โ50s atmosphere.โโEntertainment Weekly
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