Name: Velvet was the Night
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Author: Silvia Moreno-García
ISBN: 9780593356845

Type

Physical Book

Author

Silvia Moreno-García

Publisher

Del Rey Books

Year

2022

Language

English

Pages

320

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

21.3 x 14.5 x 2.0 cm

Weight

0.25 kg.

ISBN13

9780593356845

Synopsis "Velvet was the Night "

GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK - From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a simmering historical noir about a daydreaming secretary, a lonesome enforcer, and the mystery of the missing woman they're both desperate to find. ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The New York Times Book Review, NPR, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, New York Public Library, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, BookPage, She Reads, Library Journal - "An adrenalized, darkly romantic journey."--The Washington Post Mexico in the 1970s is a dangerous country, even for Maite, a secretary who spends her life seeking the romance found in cheap comic books and ignoring the activists protesting around the city. When her next-door neighbor, the beautiful art student Leonora, disappears under suspicious circumstances, Maite finds herself searching for the missing woman--and journeying deeper into Leonora's secret life of student radicals and dissidents. Mexico in the 1970s is a politically fraught land, even for Elvis, a goon with a passion for rock 'n' roll who knows more about kidney-smashing than intrigue. When Elvis is assigned to find Leonora, he begins a blood-soaked search for the woman--and his soul. Swirling in parallel trajectories, Maite and Elvis attempt to discover the truth behind Leonora's disappearance, encountering hitmen, government agents, and Russian spies. Because Mexico in the 1970s is a noir, where life is cheap and the price of truth is high.

Silvia Moreno-García

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a Mexican-Canadian writer born in Baja California in 1981 and based in Vancouver. Her work spans genres such as gothic horror, historical fantasy, and speculative fiction. Among her most recognized novels are Gods of Jade and Shadow (2019), Gothic (2020), The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (2022), and Silver Nitrate (2023). She has also edited anthologies like She Walks in Shadows (2015), which won the World Fantasy Award

Her novel Gothic received the British Fantasy Award and the Locus Award in 2021, establishing her as a prominent voice in horror literature. Gods of Jade and Shadow was a finalist for the Nebula Award and won the Sunburst Award in 2020. Additionally, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau was nominated for the Hugo Award in 2023. Moreno-Garcia is recognized for her ability to blend Mexican mythology, social critique, and dark atmospheres into original and captivating narratives.

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