Silvia Moreno-Garcia

NÁLEZ PROKLETÉHO FILMU OTEVŘE DVEŘE DO NOČNÍ MŮRY… Devadesátá léta v Mexiku nejsou nejlepší doba na to být ženou ve filmovém průmyslu. Montserrat je zkušená zvukařka, přesto se ve studiu Antares neustále přetahuje o práci s kolegy opačného pohlaví. Štěstí nemá ani její nejlepší kamarád Tristán Abascal – vyčpělá hvězda telenovel, která spíš zakopne o lahev než o novou roli. Pak se ale Tristán dozví, že se vedle něj nastěhoval režisér kultovních hororů Abel Urueta, a rozhodne se s ním seznámit. Filmař tvrdí, že svým novým přátelům může změnit život. Stačí, aby mu pomohli dokončit snímek, který kdysi natáčel za asistence okultisty Wilhelma Ewerse. Montserrat nevěří v nadpřirozeno – alespoň dokud je s Tristánem nezačne pronásledovat přízrak ze zrcadla a duch slavné herečky. Aby jim unikli, musí rozluštit záhadu prokletého filmu. Do hry však vstupují Ewersovi uctívači a oni zjišťují, že krvavé rituály a černá magie nejsou jen záležitostí stříbrného plátna… Prokleté filmy a nacističtí okultisté v hlavní roli temného hororu od autorky bestselleru Mexická Gotika.

NÁLEZ PROKLETÉHO FILMU OTEVŘE DVEŘE DO NOČNÍ MŮRY… Devadesátá léta v Mexiku nejsou nejlepší doba na to být ženou ve filmovém průmyslu. Montserrat je zkušená zvukařka, přesto se ve studiu Antares neustále přetahuje o práci s kolegy opačného pohlaví. Štěstí nemá ani její nejlepší kamarád Tristán Abascal – vyčpělá hvězda telenovel, která spíš zakopne o lahev než o novou roli. Pak se ale Tristán dozví, že se vedle něj nastěhoval režisér kultovních hororů Abel Urueta, a rozhodne se s ním seznámit. Filmař tvrdí, že svým novým přátelům může změnit život. Stačí, aby mu pomohli dokončit snímek, který kdysi natáčel za asistence okultisty Wilhelma Ewerse. Montserrat nevěří v nadpřirozeno – alespoň dokud je s Tristánem nezačne pronásledovat přízrak ze zrcadla a duch slavné herečky. Aby jim unikli, musí rozluštit záhadu prokletého filmu. Do hry však vstupují Ewersovi uctívači a oni zjišťují, že krvavé rituály a černá magie nejsou jen záležitostí stříbrného plátna… Prokleté filmy a nacističtí okultisté v hlavní roli temného hororu od autorky bestselleru Mexická Gotika.

'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. 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. 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. 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.

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.''Moreno-Garcia is a deft enchantress - this is a ghost story in high Gothic style'' - M.L. Rio, author of If We Were Villains ''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.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.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.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. Readers love The Bewitching . . . ''An absolute masterpiece'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Hauntingly addictive'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Feels like being put under a spell'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Evocative and chilling'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Gothic fiction at its finest'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Had me enthralled from the first page until the last'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐''Blew my expectations out of the water . . . This may be the best gothic horror book of 2025'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

''Absolutely not to be missed'' - Kate Quinn on this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic.Golden Age Hollywood - a city overflowing with gossip, scandal, and intrigue. Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary temptress.So when the film''s mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in the lead role, she quickly becomes the talk of the town. Vera also becomes an object of envy for Nancy Hartley, a bit player whose career has stalled and who will do anything to win the fame she believes she richly deserves.As Vera navigates the glitz and the gilded glamour of her new city, Nancy follows silently behind, trying to take everything she believes Vera has been unfairly handed.But this is the tale of three women, for it is also the story of the princess Salome herself. Consumed with desire for the fiery prophet who foretells the doom of her stepfather, Salome is a woman torn between the decree of duty and the yearning of her heart.And tragedy is waiting in the wings . . . for all three women.''Will leave you spellbound'' - Fiona Davis

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. Then her best friend Tristán introduces her to his new neighbour - cult horror director Abel Urueta, who promises that he can change all of their lives, if only they'll help him finish what he claims is a cursed film by a Nazi occultist. Disbelieving, but with nothing to lose, Montserrat and Tristán agree to help. However, as they work together to unravel the mystery of the film and its obscure creator, the pair might find out that sorcerers and magic are not only the stuff of movies . . .

From Silvia Moreno-Garcia, the New York Times bestselling author of MEXICAN GOTHIC (July 2020) and VELVET WAS THE NIGHT (August 2021), comes UNTAMED SHORE, a dark cocktail mixing a nuanced coming-of-age story with a classical noir. Baja California, 1979: Viridiana spends her days under the harsh sun, watching the fishermen pulling in their nets and the dead sharks piled beside the seashore. Her head is filled with dreams of romance, travel and of a future beyond this drab town where her only option is to marry and have children. When a wealthy American writer arrives with his wife and brother-in-law, Viridiana jumps at the offer of a job as his assistant, and she's soon entangled in the glamorous foreigners' lives. They offer excitement, and perhaps an escape from her humdrum life. When one of them dies, eager to protect her new friends, Viridiana lies - but soon enough, someone's asking questions. It's not long before Viridiana has some of her own questions about the identities of her new acquaintances. Sharks may be dangerous, but there are worse predators nearby, ready to devour a naive young woman unwittingly entangled in a web of deceit.

Gotický horor z prostředí mexické smetánky Poté co Noemí Taboadová obdržela zmatený dopis od své nově provdané sestřenice s prosbou o záchranu, zamíří do odlehlého domu na mexickém venkově. Není si jistá, co v něm najde — manžel její sestřenice, pohledný Angličan, je cizinec a Noemí o něm tuší jen málo. Noemí je navíc velmi nepravděpodobnou záchránkyní: její elegantní šaty a rudá rtěnka se hodí spíše pro koktejlové večírky než amatérské vyšetřování. Je však zároveň zarputilá, chytrá a má nezlomnou vůli. A nebojí se ani záhadného manžela své sestřenice, ani jeho otce, starosvětského patriarchy, kterého Noemí fascinuje; a dokonce ani domu samotného, který napadá Noemíiny sny vizemi plnými krve a zkázy. Jejím jediným spojencem v tomto nehostinném příbytku se zdá být nejmladší syn, plachý a něžný muž, který působí, že chce Noemí pomoci, ale také by mohl skrývat temné rodinné tajemství. Protože za zdmi domu je mnoho tajemného. A Noemí, okouzlená děsivým, ale svůdným světem za zdmi, možná brzy zjistí, že tuto záhadnou usedlost není možné jen tak opustit.

Welcome to Mexico City, an oasis in a sea of vampires. Domingo, a lonely garbage-collecting street kid, is just trying to survive its heavily policed streets when a jaded vampire on the run swoops into his life. Atl, the descendant of Aztec blood-drinkers, is smart and beautiful - and very dangerous. Domingo is mesmerised. Atl needs to escape the city quickly, to get far away from the rival narco-vampire clan relentlessly pursuing her. Her plan doesn't include Domingo, but little by little, she finds herself warming up to the scrappy young man and his undeniable charm. As the trail of corpses stretches behind her, local cops and crime bosses both start closing in. Vampires, humans, cops, and criminals collide in the dark streets of Mexico City. Atl and Domingo stand little chance at all of making it out alive before the city devours them all - but they are determined to try . . . The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, the new book from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, is available to pre-order now.

Napínavý noirový příběh prodchnutý atmosférou Mexika sedmdesátých let a nezbytným cigaretovým kouřem Nepravděpodobnou hrdinkou příběhu se proti své vůli stává sekretářka Maite, která ze svého fádního života utíká k vysněným dobrodružstvím a romantickým komiksům. Jednoho dne ji její sousedka, půvabná studentka umění Leonora, požádá o výpomoc. Dívka však vzápětí beze stopy zmizí a Maite se ji vydává hledat. Přitom proniká do prostředí studentského hnutí a disentu. Není však jediná, kdo se snaží Leonoru vypátrat. Elvis, mladý muž z oddílu Jestřábů, má za úkol brutálně rozprášit protesty vůči vládě. Se svou láskou k rokenrolu a svébytným etickým kodexem také nezapadá, na pokyn tajemného šéfa se však pustí do pátrání po zmizelé dívce. Brzy se mu do cesty připlete Maite. Spojuje je nejen láska k hudbě, ale také hluboká osamělost, která oba neustále provází. Maite i Elvis, kteří spolu pronikají do spleti intrik, násilí, špionáže a války bezpečnostních služeb, zjišťují, že se jim dění vymyká z rukou a pátrání po pohřešované dívce se může v jediném okamžiku změnit v boj o život.

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. Velvet Was the Night: an edgy, simmering historical novel for lovers of smoky noirs and anti-heroes.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a sweeping romance rich with love and betrayal, with more than a dash of magic. 'One of the most beautiful books I've read in a long time' MJ Rose, New York Times bestselling author of the Reincarnationalist series They are the Beautiful Ones, Loisail's most notable socialites, and this spring is Nina's chance to join their ranks, courtesy of her well-connected cousin and his calculating wife. But the Grand Season has just begun and already Nina's debut has gone disastrously awry. She has always struggled to control her telekinesis: the haphazard manifestations of her powers have long made her the subject of gossip - malicious neighbours even call her the Witch of Oldhouse. But Nina's life is about to change, for there is a new arrival in town: Hector Auvray, the renowned entertainer, who has used his own telekinetic talent to perform for admiring audiences around the world. Nina is dazzled by Hector, for he sees her not as a witch, but ripe with magical potential. Under his tutelage, Nina's talent blossoms - as does her love for the great man. But great romances are for fairy-tales, and Hector is hiding a secret bitter truth from Nina - and himself - that threatens their courtship. The Beautiful Ones is a charming tale of love and betrayal and the struggle between conformity and passion, set in a world where scandal is a razor-sharp weapon. The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, the new book from Silvia Moreno-Garcia, is available to pre-order now.

Tajuplné sídlo na vzdialenom mexickom vidieku. Charizmatický, no chladný aristokrat. Rodina, v ktorej vládnu tajomstvá, násilie a šialenstvo. Očarujúce 50. roky 20. storočia v horúcom Mexiku. Vzrušujúca atmosféra nabitá večierkami. Mladučká Noemí, dcéra z bohatej rodiny, si naplno vychutnáva život plný zábavy a nevinného flirtovania. Jedného dňa však neočakávane dostane záhadný list s prosbou o pomoc od svojej milovanej sesternice Cataliny. A tak sa vydáva na cestu do osamoteného sídla na vzdialenom mexickom vidieku, ktorý pripomína atmosférou skôr hmlisté Anglicko než horúce Mexiko. Catalinina nová rodina Noemí od začiatku prijíma veľmi rozpačito. Sesternicin manžel je príťažlivý, no súčasne chladný. Jeho otec je typický patriarcha, fanúšik eugeniky, a Catalinu zasa prenasleduje zvláštne šialenstvo. Noemí sa snaží svojej sesternici pomôcť, no sama sa pritom nebadane prepadá čoraz hlbšie do tajomstiev a histórie plnej násilia a šialenstva. Zhypnotizovanej a paralyzovanej desivým, no zvodným svetom tajuplného sídla Noemí zostáva jediné - požiadať o pomoc najmladšieho syna tejto skazenej rodiny. On jediný jej môže pomôcť vyviaznuť zo záhadného domu, ktorý nie je ani zďaleka také ľahké opustiť, ako si pôvodne myslela.

The acclaimed author of Gods of Jade and Shadow returns with a mesmerising feminist re-imagining of Gothic fantasy, in which a young socialite discovers the haunting secrets of a beautiful old mansion in 1950s Mexico. He is trying to poison me. You must come for me, Noemi. You have to save me. When glamorous socialite Noemi Taboada receives a frantic letter from her newlywed cousin begging to be rescued from a mysterious doom, it's clear something is desperately amiss. Catalina has always had a flair for the dramatic, but her claims that her husband is poisoning her and her visions of restless ghosts seem remarkable, even for her. Noemi's more suited to cocktail parties than amateur sleuthing, but she heads immediately to High Place, a remote mansion in the Mexican countryside, determined to discover what is so affecting her cousin. She's tough and smart, with an indomitable will, and she is not afraid: not of her cousin's new husband, who is both menacing and alluring; not of his father, the ancient patriarch who is fascinated by Noemi; and not of the house itself, which begins to invade Noemi's dreams with visions of blood and doom. Her only ally in this inhospitable abode is the family's youngest son. Shy and gentle, he wants to help - but he might also be hiding dark knowledge of his family's past. For there are many secrets behind the walls of High Place. The family's once colossal wealth and faded mining empire kept them from prying eyes, but as Noemi digs deeper she unearths stories of violence and madness. And Noemi, mesmerised by the terrifying yet seductive world of High Place, may soon find it impossible to leave this enigmatic house behind . .

Inspired by Mexican folklore, Gods of Jade and Shadow is a magical, wildly imaginative coming-of-age tale for fans of Katherine Arden, Naomi Novik and Helene Wecker. The Jazz Age is in full swing, but it's passing Casiopea Tun by. She's too busy scrubbing floors in her wealthy grandfather's house to do anything more than dream of a life far from her dusty, small town in southern Mexico. A life she could call her own. This dream is impossible, distant as the stars - until the day Casiopea opens a curious chest in her grandfather's room and accidentally frees an ancient Mayan god of death. He offers her a deal: if Casiopea helps him recover his throne from his treacherous brother, he will grant her whatever she desires. Success will make her every dream come true, but failure will see her lost, for ever. In the company of the strangely alluring god and armed only with her wits, Casiopea begins an adventure that will take her on a cross-country odyssey, from the jungles of Yucatan to the bright lights of Mexico City and deep into the darkness of Xibalba, the Mayan underworld.