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A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine—but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author ofMexican Gothic.1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times.So when the film’s mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, in...

A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine—but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic. 1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times. So when the film’s mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue,...

Bedrohliche Séancen, hochentzündliche Filmrollen und ein untoter Okkultist der Nazis - und mittendrin eine ungewöhnliche Protagonistin mit einer Vorliebe für Horrorfilme. Die kluge Montserrat schlägt sich als Außenseiterin in einer Männerdomäne durch: im mexikanischen Filmbusiness. Der einzige Mensch, der ihr lieb und teuer ist, ist ihr Jugendfreund Tristán, der als Soap-Darsteller unter Auftragsarmut leidet. Als sie und Tristán das Angebot...

A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine-but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic.1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times.So when the film's mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue, i...

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A young woman wins the role of a lifetime in a film about a legendary heroine—but the real drama is behind the scenes in this sumptuous historical epic from the author of Mexican Gothic. 1950s Hollywood: Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary woman whose story has inspired artists since ancient times. So when the film’s mercurial director casts Vera Larios, an unknown Mexican ingenue,...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.“No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Kiersten White, author of HideA BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: The New York...

A young woman growing up on a distant and luxuriant estate, safe from the conflict and strife of the Yucatan peninsula. The only daughter of a researcher who is either a genius or a madman... Montgomery Laughton: A melancholic overseer with a tragic past and a propensity for alcohol. An outcast who assists Dr. Moreau with his experiments, which are financed by the Lizaldes, owners of magnificent haciendas and plentiful coffers... The hybrids: ...

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 ei...

From the New York Times-bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Hollywood glamour, Mexican horror movies and Nazi magicians!

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.“No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Kiersten White, #1 bestselling author of HideONE OF THE MOST A...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film—and awakens one woman’s hidden powers.“No one punctures the skin of reality to reveal the lurking, sinister magic beneath better than Silvia Moreno-Garcia.”—Kiersten White, #1 bestselling author of HideMontserrat has al...

In this dark coming-of-age noir, a “Patricia Highsmith-like tale of grifts and con artists” (Crime Time), a young woman becomes embroiled in a web of lies and deceit—with potentially deadly consequences—from the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night"Untamed Shore is a fever dream of a thriller, a coming-of-age tale set amidst disturbing and dangerous circumstances."—Book PageBaja California, 1979: Viridia...

A meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about the curse that haunts a legendary lost film--and awakens one woman's hidden powers"--

Mexiko, Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts: Carlota Moreau wächst fern von der zivilisierten Welt im Dschungel der Halbinsel Yucatán auf. Sie ist die Tochter eines begabten Wissenschaftlers, der auf seinem Anwesen geheime Experimente durchführt. Als Eduardo Lizalde, der Sohn von Doktor Moreaus Geldgeber, eintrifft und Carlota den Hof macht, scheint ihr Weg in die feine Gesellschaft vorgezeichnet. Doch die dunklen Labore verbergen unzählige Geheimnisse ...

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the bestselling author of Mexican Gothic and Velvet Was the Night comes a lavish historical drama reimagining of The Island of Doctor Moreau set against the backdrop of nineteenth-century Mexico.“This is historical science fiction at its best: a dreamy reimagining of a classic story with vivid descriptions of lush jungles and feminist themes. Some light romance threads through the heavier ethical questions conc...

Dieser Dschungel verbirgt die dunkelsten Geheimnisse: Nach »Der mexikanische Fluch« der neue Bestseller von Silvia Moreno-Garcia! Mexiko, Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts: Carlota Moreau wächst fern von der zivilisierten Welt im Dschungel der Halbinsel Yucatán auf. Sie ist die Tochter eines begabten Wissenschaftlers, der auf seinem Anwesen geheime Experimente durchführt. Als Eduardo Lizalde, der Sohn von Doktor Moreaus Geldgeber, eintrifft und Car...

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From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau and Mexican Gothic comes a fabulous meld of Mexican horror movies and Nazi occultism: a dark thriller about a curse that haunts a legendary lost film - and awakens one woman's hidden powers. 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. And she's all-but-invisibl...