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Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia is the author of several novels, including Mexican Gothic, Gods of Jade and Shadow and The Daughter of Doctor Moreau. She has also edited a number of anthologies, including the World Fantasy Award-winning She Walks in Shadows (a.k.a. Cthulhu's Daughters). Mexican by birth, Canadian by inclination. ...more

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The Intrigue arrives this July

The Intrigue is out in two weeks! Maclean's says this is a "sultry swindle" of a book. Bookpage gives it a starred review saying it's a "top-tier noir." The LA Times says it "delivers a pulpy noir–telenovela mashup that would make James M. Cain jealous." SheReads says “The Intrigue mixes lust, greed, and dark humor in a noir story where no one’s heart—or wallet—is safe.”

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	Mexican Gothic 3.66 avg rating — 460,524 ratings — published 2020 — 91 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gods of Jade and Shadow 3.87 avg rating — 80,233 ratings — published 2019 — 36 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bewitching 3.81 avg rating — 46,029 ratings — published 2025 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Daughter of Doctor Moreau 3.57 avg rating — 41,332 ratings — published 2022 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Silver Nitrate 3.57 avg rating — 31,815 ratings — published 2023 — 21 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Velvet Was the Night 3.51 avg rating — 31,486 ratings — published 2021 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Beautiful Ones 3.84 avg rating — 25,501 ratings — published 2017 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Certain Dark Things 3.72 avg rating — 20,533 ratings — published 2016 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lover 3.79 avg rating — 16,340 ratings — published 2023 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Seventh Veil of Salome 3.75 avg rating — 13,358 ratings — published 2024 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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What genre is this? Noir/historical/drama. This is not horror. There are no fantastical elements. Please do not tag it as horror/gothic or anything similar. Are there any fantastical elements? Nope. See above. What is this about? It's 1943 in Mexico ...more
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I picked up a copy of Fabio Morábito's collection The Shadow of the Mammoth, translated from the Spanish by Curtis Bauer. Morábito, who was born in Egypt to Italian parents but relocated to Mexico as a teenager, is a precise writer who tends towards ...more
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UPDATE Is there a playlist? Yes. One of the timelines is set in 1998 and thus it's mostly composed of alternative music from this decade. Enjoy: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4IS... What genre is this? Horror/suspense What is this about? A graduate ...more
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“Words are seeds, Casiopea. With words you embroider narratives, and the narratives breed myths, and there's power in the myth. Yes, the things you name have power.”
― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Gods of Jade and Shadow

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“A woman who is not liked is a bitch, and a bitch can hardly do anything: all avenues are closed to her.”
― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Mexican Gothic

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“Books, moonlight, melodrama.”
― Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Mexican Gothic

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