Velvet was the Night

Die internationale Bestsellerentdeckung 'Mexican Gothic' - eine moderne Neuerfindung des Schauerromans, die man gelesen haben muss!Mexiko, 1950: Ein verstörender Brief führt Noemí in ein gespenstisches Herrenhaus im nebeligen Hochland. Dort lebt ihre frisch vermählte Cousine Catalina, die behauptet, ihr Mann würde sie vergiften. Ohne zu zögern reist Noemí nach High Place, dem Sitz der englischen Familie Doyle, in die Catalina überstürzt eingeheiratet hat. Doch das Ansehen der Doyles ist längst verblasst und ihr Herrenhaus zu einem dunklen Ort geworden. Gut, dass Noemí keine Angst hat - weder vor Howard Doyle, dem widerwärtigen Patriarchen der Familie, noch vor Catalinas eitlem Ehemann Virgil. Aber als Noemí herausfindet, was auf High Place vor sich geht, ist es fast zu spät, um von dort zu entkommen ...'Ein grausam guter Pageturner. 12 von 10 Punkten.' Karla Paul

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a dreamy reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico.<BR><BR> 'The deeply atmospheric novel blends horror, science fiction, and historical events' Time, 100 'Must Read Books of 2022'<BR><BR>Carlota Moreau: growing up in a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula, she is the only daughter of an eccentric, and dangerous, genius. His experiments, a motley group of hybrid monstrosities, are blindly loyal to their creator.<BR><BR>Into Carlota's strange but perfectly balanced world comes Eduardo Lizalde, the charming, careless son of Doctor Moreau's patrons. In the sweltering heat of the jungle, amidst her father's secrets and her own awakening feelings, Carlota will begin asking questions that could ignite a conflagration.<BR>______________________<BR><BR>'Genius . . . combine[s] contemporary political awareness with the appeal of a creepy gothic romance' - Guardian<BR><BR>'An evocative slow-burn SF drama about colonialism, heredity and scientific hubris, couched in lush prose' - Financial Times<BR><BR>'The imagination of Silvia Moreno-Garcia is a thing of wonder, restless and romantic, fearless in the face of genre, embracing the polarities of storytelling' - New York Times<BR><BR>'Paints a vivid picture that is as alluring as it is unsettling, filled with action, romance, and monsters' Booklist

Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.<BR><BR>'Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches': that was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva - stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that's why Minerva has become a graduate student focused on the history of horror literature and is researching the life of Beatrice Tremblay, an obscure author of macabre tales.<BR><BR>In the course of assembling her thesis, Minerva uncovers information that reveals that Tremblay's most famous novel, The Vanishing, was inspired by a true story: decades earlier, during the Great Depression, Tremblay attended the same university where Minerva is now studying and became obsessed with her beautiful and otherworldly roommate, who then disappeared under mysterious circumstances.<BR><BR>As Minerva descends ever deeper into Tremblay's manuscript, she begins to sense that the malign force that stalked Tremblay and the missing girl might still walk the halls of the campus. These disturbing events also echo the stories Nana Alba told about her girlhood in 1900s Mexico, where she had a terrifying encounter with a witch.<BR><BR>Minerva suspects that the same shadow that darkened the lives of her great-grandmother and Beatrice Tremblay is now threatening her own in 1990s Massachusetts. An academic career can be a punishing pursuit, but it might turn outright deadly when witchcraft is involved.

'Whenever I want to read a book I know will be good, I go to Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Her genres are ever changing, her ability to take on a wild story each time is incredible' TAYLOR JENKINS-REID, author of Daisy Jones and the Six<BR><BR>The Grand Season has just begun and already Nina's debut among Loisail's most notable socialites has gone disastrously awry.<BR><BR>Nina has always struggled to control her gift of telekinesis, which has earnt her the nickname the Witch of Oldhouse. When Hector Auvray, the renowned entertainer, arrives in town, Nina is dazzled. He too has a telekinetic talent and sees her not as a witch, but ripe with magical potential.<BR><BR>Under his tutelage, Nina's talent blossoms, as does her love for him. But great romances are for fairy-tales, and Hector is hiding a secret bitter truth from Nina - and himself - that threatens their courtship.<BR><BR>The Beautiful Ones is a sweeping tale of love and betrayal and the struggle between conformity and passion.<BR><BR> Discover why readers love The Beautiful Ones <BR>'Jane Austen with added magic!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review<BR><BR>'An exquisitely written historical comedy of manners . . . her writing is elegant, rich in description and filled with characters that come vividly to life' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review<BR><BR>'A completely charming and fun soap opera of a book! There's gossip, mean beautiful women and a great heroine you can't help love' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review<BR><BR>'An emotionally intelligent novel that orbits around a tender, slow romance . . . one not to miss' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review<BR><BR>'I adore the way that Silvia writes her characters . . . I can't put her stories down and yet am so sad when I reach the conclusion. Silvia writes stories to be savoured' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review<BR><BR>'A wonderful book, full of twists and turns and unexpected surprises which kept me utterly gripped from start to finish' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review<BR><BR>'I had an absolutely fantastic time with The Beautiful Ones and I would readily recommend it' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review

Three women in three different eras encounter danger and witchcraft in this eerie multigenerational horror saga from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic.<BR><BR>'Moreno-Garcia is a deft enchantress - this is a ghost story in high Gothic style' - M.L. Rio, author of If We Were Villains <BR>'Back then, when I was a young woman, there were still witches': that was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minerva - stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps that's why Minerva has become a graduate student focused on the history of horror literature and is researching the life of Beatrice Tremblay, an obscure author of macabre tales.<BR><BR>In the course of assembling her thesis, Minerva uncovers information that reveals that Tremblay's most famous novel, The Vanishing, was inspired by a true story: decades earlier, during the Great Depression, Tremblay attended the same university where Minerva is now studying and became obsessed with her beautiful and otherworldly roommate, who then disappeared under mysterious circumstances.<BR><BR>As Minerva descends ever deeper into Tremblay's manuscript, she begins to sense that the malign force that stalked Tremblay and the missing girl might still walk the halls of the campus. These disturbing events also echo the stories Nana Alba told about her girlhood in 1900s Mexico, where she had a terrifying encounter with a witch.<BR><BR>Minerva suspects that the same shadow that darkened the lives of her great-grandmother and Beatrice Tremblay is now threatening her own in 1990s Massachusetts. An academic career can be a punishing pursuit, but it might turn outright deadly when witchcraft is involved.<BR><BR> Readers love The Bewitching . . . <BR>'An absolute masterpiece' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<BR><BR>'Hauntingly addictive' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<BR><BR>'Feels like being put under a spell' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<BR><BR>'Evocative and chilling' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<BR><BR>'Gothic fiction at its finest' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<BR><BR>'Had me enthralled from the first page until the last' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐<BR><BR>'Blew my expectations out of the water . . . This may be the best gothic horror book of 2025' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a novella about the price of dreams in a ravaged near-future."A subtle and powerful tale of Mars, movies, and Mexico City which stands amongst the best novellas of the past few years." -Jonathan Strahan, LocusAmelia dreams of Mars. The Mars of the movies and the imagination, an endless bastion of opportunities for a colonist with some guts. But she's trapped in Mexico City, enduring the drudgery of an unkind metropolis, working as a rent-a-friend, selling her blood to old folks with money who hope to rejuvenate themselves with it, enacting a fractured love story. And yet there's Mars, at the edge of the silver screen, of life. It awaits her.